Category Archives: English Class

These posts are for Mrs. Scarff’s English class.

E9 AGENDA 4/18: List Poems

  1. Read and discuss : Shel Silverstein – Hector the collector
  2. Write your own List Poem
  3. You can use the following online resources to help you write your poem
    1. Rhyme zone – End Rhyme
    2. Write Express – Includes different types of rhyme
    3. Dillfrog– A rhyming dictionary with lots of choices
    4. Rhymer – Another rhyming dictionary that includes examples and definitions for each kind of rhyme

 HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Vocabulary: Choose ten words from our readings this week and do one of the exercises (except writing of definitions, which is no longer an option)
  • Write a List poem using consonance, assonance, alliteration, and rhyme. List Poem
  • Review for midterm s2 midterm review 9

E11 AGENDA 4/18: Longfellow

  1. Read: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poems

HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Vocabulary: Collect FIFTEEN words from your reading each week of this unit.  Do one of the exercises in the Binder_Vocabulary section.  Do not do exercise 1.
  • Write one paragraph responding to “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” – Discuss the meaning of the poem and any literary devices used, including their effect.  How do you relate to this poem personally?
  • Study for your midterm: s2 midterm review 11 .

 

E9 AGENDA 4/17: Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout

  1. Read and discuss : Silverstein – Sarah Cynthia_ worksheet

HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Vocabulary: Choose ten words from our readings this week and do one of the exercises (except writing of definitions, which is no longer an option)
  • Write a List poem using consonance, assonance, alliteration, and rhyme. List Poem

E11 AGENDA 4/16: Midterm Review

  1. Discuss s2 midterm review 11

HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Vocabulary: Choose fifteen words from our readings this week and do one of the exercises (except writing of definitions, which is no longer an option)
  • Study for midterm

E9 AGENDA 4/16: Midterm Review

  1. Discuss s2 midterm review 9

HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Vocabulary: Choose ten words from our readings this week and do one of the exercises (except writing of definitions, which is no longer an option)
  • Study for midterm

E9 AGENDA 4/13: Our Greatest Fear

  1. Read and discuss Our Deepest Fear
  2. Discuss Poetry Theme in Our Deepest Fear

HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Vocabulary: Choose ten words from our readings this week and do one of the exercises (except writing of definitions, which is no longer an option)
  • Write a poem about beauty or about our greatest fears using literary devices.  If you feel like challenging yourself, try writing it in iambic pentameter!

E11 AGENDA 4/13: Snowbound & Snowfall

  1. Read and Discuss: Oliver Wendel Holmes – Poems.
  2. Read Snowbound & The First Snowfall
  3. Midterm study guide will be posted over the weekend.

HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Vocabulary: Collect FIFTEEN words from your reading each week of this unit.  Do one of the exercises in the Binder_Vocabulary section.  Do not do exercise 1.
  • Write one paragraph about Lowell’s The First Snowfall.  What does the narrator learn from the snow?  What are some possible themes in this poem?

 

E9 AGENDA 4/12: Shakespearean Sonnets

  2. Read and discuss Sonnets 18, 116, and 130
  3. Fill out Poetic Device Hunt

HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Choose one of the sonnets we read in class today and react to it.  What are some of the literary devices that Shakespeare used?  How do these devices help in creating a timeless poem?  In your own words, explain what this poem is saying.
  • Write a poem about beauty using literary devices.  If you feel like challenging yourself, try writing it in iambic pentameter!

E11 AGENDA 4/12: The Chambered Nautilus

  1. Read and Discuss: Oliver Wendel Holmes – Poems.
  2. Discuss Theme in The Chambered Nautilus and Old Ironsides
  3. Discuss Poetic Device Hunt in The Chambered Nautilus

HOMEWORK:  Do your homework by hand.  Do not type your homework. 

  • Vocabulary: Collect FIFTEEN words from your reading each week of this unit.  Do one of the exercises in the Binder_Vocabulary section.  Do not do exercise 1.
  • Write one paragraph: What gives life a purpose?  What is it that gives your life value and meaning?
  • Read Longfellow poems