April 27-May 1
English 2 Digital Learning Activities
Day One
Day One
Title: Personification in Poetry
Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about personification, read the excerpt, Personification in Poetry, by Brenda B. Covert. You will identify and analyze the role of personification in poetry. You will also write a short written response about personification and support your claims with evidence from the poem. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.
Translated Instructions for the Week: Week of April 27th Translations
Links to Assignments:
Google Slides Deck: Personification in Poetry
Guided Questions: Guided Reading Questions
Skills Review: Personification in Poetry Mixed Review
Focus on Language: Personification Focus on Language
Day Two
Title: Personification Practice
Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about Personification, read the excerpts and respond to identify what person, object or concept is being personified Use evidence from the text excerpt to support your answers. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.
Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Personification Practice
Skills Practice: Personification Excerpts
Extension Activity: Explain Personification
Day Three
Title: Analyzing Poetry
Google Classroom Instructions: Read the poem April Rain Song by Langston Hughes and analyze the meaning. Write an analysis to support your understanding of the meaning of the text. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.
Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Analyzing Poetry
Skills Practice: Analyzing Poetry Practice
Planning Document: Outline for Analyzing Poetry
Writing Assignment: Writing Poetry Analysis
Day Four
Title: Literary Devices
Google Classroom Instructions: You will review common literary devices: Alliteration, Irony, Metaphor, Personification, Simile, and Hyperbole. You will also analyze how literary devices impact the meaning of a poem. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.
Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Literary Devices
Guided Notes: Literary Devices Notes
Skills Practice: Analyzing Poetry Practice
Planning Document: Outline for Analyzing Poetry
Writing Assignment: Writing a Literary Analysis
Day Five
Title: Short Constructed Response
Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about personification, read the poems, April Rain Song by Langston Hughes and She Sweeps with many Colored Brooms by Emily Dickinson. Compare and contrast the use of personification in the two poems. Use information from the poems to support your comparison. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.
Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Short Constructed Response
Guiding Questions: Active Reading Questions
Writing Assignment: Constructed Response