10/17/16 Monday

EQ: How do poets use language?

LG: I will be able to research and plan a
mini-lesson on poetic terms with my
group.

Warm Up: M.U.G.

Explain the humor behind these two
images:

Poetic Terms Mini-Lessons

Plan a mini-lesson in which you will explain the
definitions of and relationships between your
poetic terms.
In an engaging and informative manner, answer
these 2 questions:
1. What do these terms mean?
2. What is the relationship between these terms?

Poetic Terms Mini-Lessons

1:

Connotation
Denotation
Diction

5/9:
Tone
Mood
Theme

2:

6:

Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance

3:

Audience
Speaker
Poet

7:

Lines
Stanzas
Verse

4:

Meter
Rhyme
Prose

Connotation
Denotation
Diction

8:

Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance

10/18/16 Tuesday
EQ: How do poets use language?
LG: I will be able to present a mini-lesson
on the definition of and relationships
between poetic terms.

Warm Up:
Do you have a favorite poem? What is it?
Why is it your favorite?
If not, do you have a favorite song? What is
it? Why is it your favorite?

Poetic Terms Mini-Lessons

10/19/16 Wednesday
EQ: How do poets use language?
LG: I will be able to use my notes to show
my understanding of poetic terms on the
quiz.

Warm Up: Words on Wednesday

Write a sentence for each vocabulary word:
1. Bovine (adj):
2. Facetious (adj):
3. Contrite (adj):
4. Erudite (adj):
5. Anomaly (n):

Finish Poetic Terms

Mini-Lessons

Poetic Terms Open-Note Quiz

Open the Quiz link on the GC
You may use your notes, but no internet
resources.

Connotation/Denotation Pairs
Work on your Connotation/Denotation Pairs
assignment.

10/20/16 Thursday
EQ: How can I use poetic language?
LG: I will be able to identify the
connotation and denotation of various
words and the elements of a poem.

Warm Up
Compare these two sentences. Explain how the
diction (word choice) changes the meaning:
A wide grin shined across his face.
A narrow grimace creeped across his face.

Todays Tasks:
1. Open up the Google Classroom to finish your
quiz.
2. Once you (and your partner) finish the quiz with
100% scores, get a Mad Libs assignment.
Complete it together. Once finished, share with
your group.
3. Once you finish Mad Libs, work on the
Connotation/Denotation Pairs assignment.
4. Once you finish that assignment, work on the
Poem Analysis (on Google Classroom).

10/21/16 Friday
EQ: How can I use poetic language?
LG: I will be able to work on my 20%
Project.

Warm Up: Joy Journal

For what are you
thankful today?
Who do you want to
appreciate? Why?

Connotation/Denotation Review
Which word fits best in the
sentence?

Ollie ___________
(likes/adores) science
so much that he can
talk about it for hours
and hours.

Connotation/Denotation Review
Which word fits best in the sentence?

William wanted to be honest, but still

impress his girlfriend, so he told her that
the fancy necklace he gave her was
____________ (inexpensive/cheap).

Connotation/Denotation Review
Which word fits best in the sentence?

Shayla thought her best friends

cat had lost too much weight.
Hoping not to be too negative,
Shayla told her that the cat
looked _______ (skinny/gaunt).

Connotation/Denotation Review
Which word fits best in the sentence?

The sight of green beans make

Ava gag; she __________
(dislikes/abhors) them.

Vocab Quiz
1.
2.
3.
4.

Open up to GC
Clear all other tabs
Open the quiz, then close the extra tab
After you finish the quiz, work on your 20%
Project

20% Project
Work on
research/data
collection
Work on next steps
Work on blog post
Ask for
help/suggestions

Blog Post 8
After today, we only have 5 more
Fridays to work on 20% Projects.
Where are you in your process?
What do you need to do over the
next month and a half in order to
complete your project?
Are you enjoying the process?
What would you do differently
next time?

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