AP
- Heavy work load today...but with friends. :)
- So, today we worked on 2 major activities in preparation for our upcoming assessment on ICB, Ericsson and Didion (Welty to be added soon!). We worked in groups on a mini compare/contrast essay, comparing the works of Ericsson and Didion. This activity was not only to get everyone talking more about the texts, but also to start working in the Google Classroom on an actual document so that ALL could see what a well-formatted academic essay should look like. Those who already knew how to format the essay were able to ensure their groups met that criteria. Proper formatting is definitely something that everyone in this class will need to know how to do.
- There was no homework assigned tonight.
- When we meet again, we will being the Outline Assignment.
- Google Classrooms were split up so that A-day scholars would have a separate room from the B-day scholars as there may come a time where we end up on different pages.
- HW: None
ENG I
Today, we discussed how to properly set-up and write journals in this class. Then we wrote our first journal which was a quote. Students were given specific instructions as to what their journal responses should look like. They then pasted or taped those instructions into their composition notebooks. If you do not have a journal, you will need to get one. If you cannot get one, please let me know. These journals will be collected and are test grades. Therefore, students will need to ensure that they stay on top of them and follow the expectations as outline for them.
We did a quick review of literary terms such as metaphor, simile, symbols/symbolism, and sensory words. After going on those terms, students were given a poem to analyze. This poem is an exact replica of what they will be expect to imitate in their own writing as we will be creating our own symbol poems. Students who did not complete the classwork assignment must complete it at home and return it to the homework box by 9 am on the next day of my class. When we meet again, students will start to brainstorm to collect ideas for their own poem.
(1) JOURNAL: 913/916: “Achievement is the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.” -Ambrose Bierce
(2) Poetry Analysis (attached): read the poem, following the instructions on the poem. You are not only identifying the figurative language and literary devices, but you are explaining them as well on the paper.
Example Symbol Poem (written by Mrs. Blackwell)
Journal Entry Requirements
Journal Entry Requirements (Honors)
