Thursday May19th, 2021

Good Afternoon!

Novel Essays: Homework check –you were to complete the below for homework

  1. Essay:  Rough Draft
  2. Rant and This I believe Document.(link below)

Essays:  We will work on making sure we integrate quotes correctly.  We also discussed this when we did our paragraphs on “On The Sidewalk Bleeding”.  Each body paragraph should have 2 quotes.  These are the quotes that you would have completed in the “Say Mean Matter” document.

*In addition to looking at incorporating quotes, you should also see if you can use any transitional expressions that will help the flow and cohesion of your writing.

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Spoken Word:  Yesterday for homework you should have completed your brainstorm.  Today, you will have time to start writing your spoken word.

spoken-word-rant-or-this-i-believe-worksheet

*Techniques for Creating Word Play

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*Word Play Activity

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*Spoken Word:  Brainstorming activity

Warm up spoken word free write activity:  Practice writing with imagery that includes all five senses.  Students describe an abstract or intangible entity using all senses:  what do they look, sound, smell, taste and feel like?

Examples:  Choose 2 of the following examples and write for five minutes each using imagery/sensory language.

a. homesickness

b. grief

c. love

d. joy

e. emptiness

f.  time

g. envy

 

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