Monday, Oct. 19Independent Reading: Read a book of choice for 10 min. Introduce Spoken Word Poetry Project Assignment. REVIEW THIS ASSIGNMENT CAREFULLY! It's an extensive project with a lot of parts so make sure you understand what is asked of you. If you have any questions, email Mrs. C! Go through and take a look at the Spoken Word Topic Selection Prompts that you did last week and see if one of those stories would be something you want to write your poem about! You need to have your topic approved by October 21, 2020! Tuesday, Oct. 20Independent Reading: Read a book of choice for 10 min. You need to complete the Spoken Word Poem Topic Assignment. The description is on the assignment. This needs to be completed BY TOMORROW! Today, we are going over connotation and denotation. Check out the PowerPoint on connotation and denotation. Take some notes and practice adding words with different connotation to some sentences you start writing for your poem. "Knock, Knock" by Daniel Beat
Check out these videos on connotation and denotation: Connotation and Denotation Video- UNO.mp4Play media comment. DENOTATIONS & CONNOTATIONS English Lesson.mp4 Wednesday, Oct. 21Independent Reading: Read a book of choice for 10 min. Check Point: Connotation Add 2 lines to your Spoken Word poem using clear connotation.
Thursday, Oct. 22Independent Reading: Read a book of choice for 10 min. Figurative Language handout: Go through each type of figurative language and discuss as a class. Make sure to study the Figurative Language Definition sheet. We will be using this sheet everyday. It has all the definitions for the different terms and types of figurative language we will be using to write your poem. Friday, Oct. 23 |
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