English 1 -- Today in class, students read their library books for the first 20 minutes. Afterward, we read two short poems by two famous American poets -- "Fog" by Carl Sandberg and "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost. After reading, discussing, and answering questions about the two poems, students worked on creating a poem that was modeled after their favorite of the two poems. Both poems provided students with great examples of personification and implied metaphor, which are both terms in their Poetry Terms Journal. These examples will be a required item in the poetry portfolios that students will be turning in for part of their final grade at the end of the semester.
English 1 Homework
Finish your imitation poem of either "Fog" or "Fire and Ice".
Instructions are at the bottom of the worksheet you received in class today.
English 2 -- Today in class, students read their library books for the first 20 minutes. Afterward, we began reading Act Three Scene I of Julius Caesar, where we finally learned the fate of Caesar and saw the conspirators' reaction to the murder they committed. Today students were also introduced to the Roman Newspaper Project that they will be working on from now until Thanksgiving. Each student will write an article and a supplementary piece for a newspaper that could have been in print during the time of Julius Caesar. Students received an assignment sheet for the project that explains all the requirements and even gives some topic ideas for their pieces.
English 2 Homework
Rough drafts of both newspaper pieces are due next Monday (Nov. 24th) at the beginning of class, and the final drafts will be due next Wednesday (Nov. 26th). Don't wait until the last minute to get started!
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