Review for sonnet test

1) review the prezi notes on sonnets

2) re-read the sonnets from class
"Whoso list to Hunt" Wyatt
"Sonnet 19"Shakespeare
"Sonnet 29" Shakespeare
"Sonnet 130" Shakespeare
"Sonnet 81" Spenser

3) look back over the Scan This sheet, practice the blocks and slashes!

Homework 5/29

Since there were many folks absent today, here's the homework!

Tasks

1: read the poem, annotate what you see/hear

2: scan (mark stressed/unstressed syllables for one line)

3: identify these poetic tools

a)    end rhyme scheme          b) anaphora

c)  simile                             d) inversion

e)    personification                f) shift in mood

Sonnet 29                

When in disgrace with Fortune and men's eyes
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf Heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself, and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,
Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts my self almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;
   For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
   That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

L2: beweep = lament. 

L2: out-cast state = banishment. 

L3: trouble = bother. 

L3: deaf = unhearing,

L3: bootless = vain.

L7: scope = opportunity.

L10: Haply - both cheerfully and luckily.

L11: Lark - the bird, which flies and sings at dawn.  L12: sullen = lonely and melancholy. 

L12: earth = self - the Poet's body.

L12: hymns = songs of joy.

L14: scorn = disdainfully reject.

Sonnet Notes

Enjoy!

Copy of Sonnets Presentation on Prezi

Instructions for "Dear Author" letter

The Assignment
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3251758/ELA%2010%202011-2012/Dear%20author%20copy.doc

Letter formatting
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3251758/ELA%2010%202011-2012/lettersamples%20copy.pdf

Homework 4/25

chart out your poetry tools!

identify the tool, give an example, explain why it is important

Out of the Dust poster project

We're going to bring together all the work (reading, notes, presenting) on Out of the Dust through a poster and a short paper.

Due Dates:
4/23 Poem Selection
4/24 Term Identification
4/25 Poster Layout brainstorm

April break extra credit workshops!

Join us during the Boston Public Schools’ April vacation for a series of free, exciting and unique writing workshops for all ages! We will offer morning and afternoon workshops April 17 through 28, 2012. See workshop descriptions for details. To sign up for workshops, call 617-442-5400, drop by our center or email info [at]826boston.org. Please note that in order to ensure participation and allow as many students as possible to attend our workshops, we are now requiring a $20 deposit upon registration, which is fully refundable upon attendance.


For students ages 11-14:

Unicorn Seen in Boston Common: Tabloid Fiction Friday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Teacher: Raquel Kaplan. Extra, extra! Read all about it! Come write fabulous and funky stories that may or may not be true. Stories will be bound into your very own tabloid magazine that you can take home afterwards.



For students ages 12 and up:

Swingin’ All Stars: Sports Writing Tuesday, April 17th, 1 to 3 p.m. Teacher: Gus Martins: Come discover the elements of exciting, effective sports storytelling. We’ll learn about underdogs, dramatic moments, and other factors that make sports and storytelling great.

More Cowbell, Less Tambourine: Music Journalism Thursday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Teachers: Toni Celia and Sara Skolnick. Clap your hands and boogie down at this music review workshop. Students will focus on critical and creative thinking while watching and listening to live performances on our big screen, as well as blogging about it.

Food Blogging Saturday, April 21, 3 to 5 p.m. (Part 1), Saturday, April 28, 3 to 5 p.m. (Part 2). Teacher: Sam Kusek. Learn how to write about your favorite sticky buns, macaroni and cheese, pizza, and more. This two-part workshop will tantalize any food lovers taste buds. During the first session, students will even get to meet Flour owner and pastry master Joanne Chang. Students must attend both sessions.

Para informacón en español, llame al 617.442.5400. Pulse aqui para descargar el horario de los talleres en inglés. Pulse aqui para descargar la hoja de inscripción.
Pulse aqui para descargar el permiso para excursiones (requerido por "Parade Writing").

Want to register? Download the registration instructions here and the workshop registration form here or drop by our center at 3035 Washington St. to pick one up. You can also call 617.442.5400 to register for workshops.

3/2/1 notes on your "Out of the Dust" poem

1- one sentence summary of the poem
2- two strong vocabulary words
3- three interesting comments* on the poem

*possible interesting comments
-connection with historical information
-poetry device/imagery
-connection with other poems

writing prompt for homework

Imagine you had the opportunity to live anywhere in the world for a year. Where would you live? Why would you choose this place to live? What would you hope to learn there? Think of where in the world you would choose to live for a year. In a well-developed composition, explain the reasons you would choose this place to live and what you would hope to learn there.

reading selection for homework 3/15

Here's a great Short Story on page 80-83. Read and answer questions on "What the Moon Saw"

http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2011/release/g10ela.pdf

"yoga" reading for homework 3/14

read + questions for "Yoga" article, pages 68-74
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2009/release/g7ela.pdf 

mcas reading on "The Pioneers" for 3/13 homework

read +questions pages 75-79, "The Pioneers"
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2011/release/g7ela.pdf

"Scorpions" article for 3/12 homework

here is a link to our "Scorpions" homework. Read and answer the questions, pages 9-14.

http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2010/release/g7ela.pdf

Notes/Homework for 3/9

Hey everyone. Since so many of you missed class, here are the notes/instructions for the weekend homework:

1) we looked at shifts in tone in "Valentine for Ernest Mann"
2) we decided to write our own poem for Monday, and looking at how you will need to decide:
STYLE: organic or formal/traditional?
SPEAKER: who is telling the poem?
SHIFTS: how does the speaker change emotion or attitude in the poem?

3) Poem practice w/MCAS questions

Click here: the poem is "On a Night of Snow" p. 12-14

Last week of term 3!

Just a reminder that this is the last week of Term 3.

We'll be working on the Research Paper each day, and the paper will be completed for Friday.
Vocabulary this week (Thursday) will be a review quiz (multiple choice) on Lessons 8-13

ELA Extra Credit workshops @826 Boston

February Workshop Series 2012

(and ELA extra credit!)

Join us during February for a series of free, exciting and unique writing workshops for all ages! To sign up for workshops, call 617-442-5400, drop by our center or email info826boston.org. Please note that in order to ensure participation and allow as many students as possible to attend our workshops, we are now requiring a $10 deposit upon registration, which is fully refundable upon attendance.

The Bathtub is Screaming.

Thursday, February 23th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

In this workshop, students will create effective worlds in which supernatural, alien, or completely illogical occurrences fit smoothly and serve to illustrate important real-life themes. Students will learn how to draw boundaries within these magical worlds and discuss how sometimes fantasy can be even “realer than the real.”

Zip Code Stories

Wednesday, February 22 and Friday, February 24, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, (two-sessions) Inspired by the popular WBUR program, Zip Code Stories are our own tales about the neighborhoods that make Greater Boston unique. Writers will be invited to explore their emotional connections to the places that have meaning to them, and then practice the art of performing their pieces for possible broadcast. Drum Magazine’s Katrina Grigg-Saito and Henriette Lazaridis Power will facilitate and lead this 2-session workshop.

Good Advice

Wednesday, February 22, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.

Teacher: Meredith Goldstein, from the Boston Globe. How does an advice columnist give good advice? In this workshop, students will learn the empathetic skills needed for this tricky task.

Workshops are held at 826 Boston, located at 3035 Washington Street in Egleston Square.

Para información en español, llame al 617.442.5400, o visítenos en 3035 Washington St.

Hunger Games!

the film is right around the corner!

Revised Plot Summary paragraph

Please remember that you are to print your revised Plot Summary paragraph using MLA formatting:
-12 point, Times New Roman font
-double spaced lines (but no extra space between paragraphs)
-indent the first line of each paragraph
-1 inch margins

Hints!

MLA Format Word 2007 & 2010 from Mister Mackin on Vimeo.

Poetry Out Loud

Here is the list of who will be performing on Monday and Tuesday:

MONDAY
Naimah
Joshua
Amanda
Nafiso
Margaret
Emmanuel
Joanne
Destaunia
Lily
Uchenna
Brianna
Cindy
Johan

TUESDAY
Arach
Destiny
Yeraison
Christopher
Koschelle
Mateo
Sheldia
Julio
Alma
Coco
Woyekson
Brandon
Lakita

Check-in for Research Paper

On Monday, you need to have the following items in your Research Paper folder:

A) 3 printed reviews of your film/album. These must be quality (newspaper, magazine) sources
B) 3 note sheets on your articles
C) 1 articles evaluation sheet

If you need additional copies of the note sheets, please see prior post

Research Paper Handouts

Here are the various sheets we've used for our research. Click to download a spare copy.

Notes for your article

Evaluating your Articles

Review Article Notes

In class we went over some questions related to the movie reviews. Here is a summary:

1) reviews must be published, written by an expert. No fan/user reviews, please.

2) be sure to print an actual review, not a listing of links from Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic

3) even if you do not agree with the review, you need to write what the author said about the film

For Tuesday (1/24) you should bring to class 2 reviews of your film, and two reading worksheets

find your poem here!

http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/find-poems

Vocabulary Words

there is a permanent link on the right hand column, but I wanted to put the link here so you wouldn't miss it! Bookmark it, and you'll be golden: http://www.prestwickhouse.com/articles.aspx?id=29

Make sure to write strong sentences that show the meaning of our words. Google the word to see how newspapers and magazines use the word in their sentences.

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