Homework Calendar 

Monday 1/5

In Class: NONE teacher work day

Tuesday 1/6

In Class: Intro to class, what is poetry?

Homework: Syllabus and getting to know you sheet due tomorrow, BRING IN POETRY JOURNAL-MUST BE A COMPOSITION BOOK

Wednesday 1/7

In Class:  Discuss elements of Poetry

Homework: none

Thursday 1/8

In Class: Discuss elements of Poetry, Unit 1 Vocab slides

Homework: Review Unit 1 notes

Friday 1/9

In Class:  Unit 1 reader

Homework: : finish annotations of Unit 1, Study for unit 1 quiz on Tuesday 

Monday 1/12

In Class: Complete Unit 1 in reader, read unit 2 in reader, study for unit 1 quiz tomorrow

Tuesday 1/13

In Class: Unit 1 quiz, introduce going outside project

Homework: complete going outside project by Thursday

Wednesday 1/14

In Class:  Discuss elements of Haiku poetry

Homework: complete going outside project by Thursday

Thursday 1/15

In Class: Discuss desert flora/fauna, edits to go outside, begin practicing Haikus

Homework: complete any revisions needed to going outside

Friday 1/16

In Class:  Check unit 1-2 in reader, complete formal haikus

Homework: :none

Monday 1/26 

In Class: Read autumn within and discuss rhyme scheme

Homework: Read and annotate Unit 3 in reader

Tuesday 1/27

In Class: Vocab study sheet, continue autumn within, start scansion practice

Homework: fill in vocab sheet from reader units 1-4 to prepare for quiz

Wednesday 1/28

In Class:  rhyme scheme and scansion

Homework: fill in vocab sheet from reader units 1-4 to prepare for quiz

Thursday 1/29

In Class: Scansion 

Homework: Wordsworth poem- scansion, Figurative language, meaning, mood, tone, (moving Vocab quiz to wednesday)

Friday 1/30

In Class:  Mending wall, scansion practice

Homework: Study for vocab quiz wednesday

Monday 2/2

In Class: Read mending wall and Inpatient- discuss Scansion, rhyme, Begin Unit 4 FL chart

Homework: Study for vocab quiz

Tuesday 2/3

In Class: Vocab study sheet, Love is not all work together, Portrait poem guided exploration

Homework: Study for vocab quiz

Wednesday 2/4

In Class:  Vocab quiz, work on portrait poem

Homework: study for meter name and prefix quiz

Thursday 2/5- Mrs. Clement out with Choir Trip

In Class: Work on portrait poem

Homework: Study for meter name and prefix quiz

Friday 2/6-Mrs. Clement out with Choir Trip

In Class:  Scansion prefixes and meter quiz, work on Portrait poem  (due Monday)

Homework: none

Monday 2/9

In Class: complete portrait poem, discuss recitations, assign recitation #1

Homework: Memorize recitation poem for Friday

Tuesday 2/10

In Class: Portrait poem recitation, Unit 3-4 annotation check assigned for Tomorrow, intro odes

Homework: Memorize recitation poem for Friday, complete annotating units 3-4

Wednesday 2/11

In Class:  ode to salt, vocal preparation and warmups, annotation check

Homework: Memorize recitation poem for Friday

Thursday 2/12

In Class: in class rehearsal time, cover odes to socks, scansion test next thursday- dust of snow together.

Homework: Memorize recitation poem for Friday

Friday 2/13

In Class:  in class recitations Memorization #1, riddle poems

Homework: none

Monday 2/16

No School

Tuesday 2/17

In Class: Metaphor exercise, ode to socks, scansion practice for test Thursday.

Homework: Read odes in reader pp 41-46 ; annotate rhyme where it exists; number lines in all of the odes

Wednesday 2/18

In Class:  Figurative language, words secition "the dance", scansion review

Homework: Study for Scansion test tomorrow

Thursday 2/19

In Class: Scansion Test, Review odes studied tuesday, start ode project (if time)

Homework: Words section in reader p. 42-43 “The Dance” if not finished in class and “the sea violet”

Friday 2/20

In Class:  in class time for Odes

Homework: Words section pp46-47: “Preludes”

Monday 2/23

In Class: Intro sonnet memorization, diction exercise, ode work time

Homework: copy down poem for memorization

Tuesday 2/24

In Class: Sea violet and preludes small group work, ode work time

Homework: copy down poem for memorization

Wednesday 2/25

In Class:  Ode work time, 

Homework: copy down poem for memorization- need tomorrow

Thursday 2/26

In Class: Copy down Final draft, ode recitations and reflections

Homework: Memorize sonnet- due next Thursday

Friday 2/27

In Class:  Unit 6 intro spirituals and hymns

Homework: Memoprize sonnet- due next Thursday

Monday 3/2

In Class: Hymns, Spitituals, Psalms- Get on board the gosple train and the frigate of a book

Homework: Memoprize sonnet- due Thursday

Tuesday 3/3

In Class: Connotation and Denotation exercise and Cliches

Homework: Memoprize sonnet- due Thursday

Wednesday 3/4

In Class:  announce quiz, voice exercises, rehearsal time

Homework: Memoprize sonnet- due Thursday

Thursday 3/5

In Class: Sonnet recitations, Tree at my window

Homework: none

Friday 3/6

In Class:  “Scarborough Fair”reading and questions, ”song” assignment overview & begin drafting as time allows

Homework: study for quiz monday

Monday 3/9

In Class: Song work time, poems turned into songs-annabelle lee

Homework: Study for quiz Wednesday

Tuesday 3/10

In Class: Hymn meter, Song work time, 

Homework: Study Unit 6 for quiz Wednesday

Wednesday 3/11

In Class:  Quiz day, song work time

Homework: none

Thursday 3/12

In Class: Last day to work on song, last videos of songs for the quarter

Homework: none

Friday 3/13

In Class:  Song recitations, tanka group Programs

Homework: none! Happy Spring Break!