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March 17, 2008

BLOCK 3: March 17-21

FRIDAY AGENDA

1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In - What is your favorite part of spring?

2. 3-Minute Vocabulary Review

3. Week 10 Vocabulary Quiz

4. Finish Poetry Analysis for "Sorting Laundry"

5. 4-Minute Free Rice Friday

6. "Theme for English B" - Poetry Analysis

7. Introduce Group Poetry Assignment :) - Due Tuesday!

THURSDAY AGENDA

1. Journal: LISTENING - artist: Arrested Development, song: "Tennessee"

2. Review Week 10 Vocabulary - Quiz and Squares for tomorrow!

3. Review Poetry Analysis - "Sorting Laundry"

4. Test Prep Bellwork

5. Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B" - discuss/analyze as a class

WEDNESDAY AGENDA

1. Poet Vote - Choose Top 3 poets

2. SSR for 20 minutes - Class Share :)

3. Review Week 10 Vocabulary

4. Introduce Poetry Research Project - Teacher assigned Poet for Project!

5. Review Poetry Terms from Homework!

TUESDAY AGENDA

1. Journal: WRITING - Poem critique - Margaret Atwood's "You Fit into Me"

2. Review Week 10 Vocabulary

3. Introduce Poetry Analysis: A Four Step Guide

4. Poetry Analysis as a class for "You Fit into Me"

5. Test Prep Bellwork

6. Using textbook, define poetry terms

MONDAY AGENDA

1. Journal: VIEWING - Poetry clip from Dead Poet's Society

2. Introduce Week 10 Vocabulary - Squares and Quiz on Friday!

3. Poetry Pre-Test

4. Test Prep Bellwork

5. Use textbook to define poetry terms

Week 10 Vocabulary

  1. venal (adj.)
  2. encumber (v.)
  3. atrocious (adj.)
  4. lament (v.)
  5. aesthetic (adj.)
  6. prolific (adj.)