Congratulations to the National Junior Honor Society for making this year's induction a success! Below are pictures of the 8th grade members (both serious and having fun).
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Poetry Coffeehouse
POETRY BOOKS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY JANUARY 29!
We will read poems aloud in class, February 9 in our poetry reading/coffeehouse.
Poet's Poster
This week classes will be creating a poet's poster. Each group will create a poster dedicated to a particular poet of their choosing and the teacher's approval. The poster will feature the following: a portrait of the poet, a biography, a poetic excerpt, and a personal response to the poem chosen. Each group should also add artistic drawing to the poster to add to the project's theme.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
| The Red Wheelbarrow | | |
| by William Carlos Williams | ||
so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. | ||
Williams used precise imagery in this simple poem. Find the prepositional phrases.
Assignment: Write a one sentence poem using precise imagery. Be specific and thoughtful. Choose a specific picture.
Poems to Know
“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” William Wordsworth
“O Captain, My Captain,” Walt Whitman
“I Heard a Fly Buzz,” Emily Dickinson
“Ode on Solitude,” Alexander Pope
Sonnet 18, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day,” William Shakespeare
“Harlem,” Langston Hughes
Studying Similes
Find the similes in the following lyrics to Across the Universe by John Lennon.
They use "like" or "as."
1. Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
2. Images of broken light which
dance before me like a million eyes
That call me on and on across the universe
3. Thoughts meander like a
restless wind inside a letter box
they tumble blindly as
they make their way across the universe
4. Limitless undying love which
shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe
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