Mar. 14 - 18: Poetry

Thurs. Mar. 17: Open Book Poetry Quiz (review p. 117 - 251 of The Poet's Craft textbook)
DUE Tues. Mar. 15: Louis Riel poetry questions
DUE Fri. Mar. 18:  Individual Assignment #1
DUE Fri. Apr. 8: Poetry Blog  
FINAL CUT OFF Marking Deadline for overdue Mar. 1 -11th work is Thurs. Mar. 17.

Fri. Mar. 18, 2016
- Continue viewing Dead Poet's Society movie.
-  finish work on Individual Assignment #1 to be handed in today.

Thurs. Mar. 17, 2016
- Open book poetry quiz (43 marks).
- After handing in your completed poetry quiz, finish work on Individual Assignment #1 to be handed in tomorrow.

Wed. Mar. 16, 2016

• 30 min. for studying for the open book poetry test tomorrow (Thursday). Students should review pages 117 - 251 of The Poet's Craft textbook in preparation for the open-book poetry test. Review the following in the glossary section at the back:  denotation, connotation, three types of irony (verbal, situational, dramatic). apostrophe, symbol, metaphor, simile, allusion, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration.
• after 30 min. of study time, students should use their Poet’s Craft textbooks to complete Poetry Assignment #1 at the top of  the same handout sheet as their blog assignment. Instructions:

Individual Assignment #1- Classroom:

Part I -1 Life and Death - Exploring Meaning: Theme and Topic

• Review poems on life and death.
• Select one poem from Part A (life) OR one poem from Part B (death).
• Answer all questions in complete sentences for your selected poem (pp. 18 – 21).
• Write a paragraph explaining why you chose this particular poem.
• Paragraph and questions due Fri. Mar. 18

Mon. Mar. 14 - Tues. Mar. 15, 2016 - Class 4/5 of 4/5 on Poetry Blogging Project
- The lab is booked.
- sign into your blog at Blogger.com
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 4 activity.  See an assignment example below:
***Email completed blog with your full name and block in subject line.
***Paste the link to your blog in the body of the email.
- When finished, review pages 117 - 251 of The Poet's Craft textbook in preparation for the open-book poetry test this week.
- If you finish early, help the United Nations World Food Program feed the world by playing Free Rice.

Nature and Invention

Instructions for Drawing:
- Sign into Google Docs. Select Create New. Select Drawing.
- Click Insert. Select Text box (type or paste poem into text box)
- Add other artistic elements. When finished, click on File. Select Publish to the Web.
- Copy the Embed Code. Paste the code into your blog's Edit HTML view (at the bottom).
- Change the dimensions near the end of the code to w=450 h=400 so it will fit your blog.
- Click Publish Post on your blog. See the sample below: