English 9 (Pd 1 & 3):
Poetry terms quiz at the start of class. If you missed today’s class and your absence is excused, email me ASAP to arrange a time to make up an alternate quiz. If your absence was not excused, you have earned a zero for this assessment.
Note taking: poetry formats. If you missed today’s class, copy these down for reference in your book:
- Acrostic Poetry:
Think of ADJECTIVES to describe yourself using your first and last name then assemble them in an acrostic format
-
-
- EXAMPLE:
- Z any
- O utrageous
- E nergetic
-
2. Haiku
An unrhymed, Japanese style of poem with only three lines and a specific, seventeen syllable pattern.
An old silent pond
From leaf to leaf hops a frog
Looking for a meal
FORMULA: Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
3. Cinquain
A five-line poem with a specific formula:
Line 1: Subject
Line 2: TWO words describing your subject
Line 3: THREE “ing” words about what the subject does
Line 4: ONE sentence about the subject
Line 5: Another name for your subject
Remaining class time to finish spring concrete poems from Monday’s class. Collected at the end of class.
CW 12 (Pd 2):
OAPU work time. Reminder there will be a check in at the end of Friday’s class to check progress for this unit. Full project is due Feb 24th.
English 11CW (Pd 4):
Act 2 QUIZ (open book). If you missed today’s class and your absence is excused, please email me ASAP to arrange a time to come in before school next week to make up this assessment. If your absence is not excused, you have earned a zero for this assessment.