Thursday, November 7, 2013

English Assignments for the Week of November 11, 2013





Reminder For All Classes:  Your 2500 word short story will be due Thursday, Nov. 21.  Final drafts of the stories, must be edited, typed, and turned in by Monday, Dec. 9.

Monday- No School


Tuesday-All Classes, add 100 words to your creative short story the first ten minutes of class.
All classes will be introduced to Poetry Out loud, a national poetry recitation competition.  Using the IPADS, students will select a poem of their choice to memorize and recite with articulation, emotion, and interpretative gestures. 

Wednesday- All Classes, add 100 words to your creative short story the first ten minutes of class.           
All classes will read and discuss the poem they selected to utilize for the Poetry Out Loud Class Competition. Students will need to write one paragraph explaining the deeper meaning(s) behind their poem and why it spoke to them. 

Thursday- All Classes, add 100 words to your creative short story the first ten minutes of class. 1800 word Check!
           
All Classes will watch former Poetry Out Loud winners recite their poems, in order to be inspired and acquire ideas for their own interpretation.  In cooperative groups, students will practice reciting their poems with emotion.


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