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