Category Archives: English 12

Friday March 15th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Friday Writes:

1) The pursuit of freedom involves change.

2)  A good life does not have to be complex.

3)  Create your own topic and surprise me!

*Lyric Poetry:  We will go over this poem…

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*The Shakespearean Sonnet

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*Create a Venn Diagram comparing the two Shakespearean Sonnets

*Question:  Why do you think I get you to do so many Venn Diagrams? 🙂

 

Thursday March 14th, 2024

Good Afternoon,

*Poetry Terms Quiz

*Lyric Poetry:  We will go over this poem…

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*Create a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting the two poems:  Caged Bird by Maya Angelou and Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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*The Shakespearean Sonnet

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*Create a Venn Diagram comparing the two Shakespearean Sonnets

*Question:  Why do you think I get you to do so many Venn Diagrams? 🙂

 

Wednesday March 13th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Reminder:  Poetry Terms Quiz Thursday March 14th.

*No Red Ink:  Connecting clauses with semicolons and colons, commas for clarity and parallel structure

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On Monday and Tuesday, we looked at “What do I Remember of the Evacuation”, “Walking on Both Sides of an Invisible Border”, and “Caged Bird”. Yesterday, you should have finished the analysis as well as the three way venn diagram.

*Gallery Walk…take a look at other groups venn diagrams…

*Discussion:  did other groups have the same things as you?

*Lyric Poetry:  We will start this poem…

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*Create a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting the two poems:  Caged Bird by Maya Angelou and Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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*The Shakespearean Sonnet

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*Create a Venn Diagram comparing the two Shakespearean Sonnets

*Question:  Why do you think I get you to do so many Venn Diagrams? 🙂

 

Tuesday March 12th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Poetry Terms Quiz:  Thursday March 14th, 2024

Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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Poetry and Non Fiction:  In Context “Lenses”

* “What Do I Remember of the Evacuation”

http://www.joykogawa.ca/what-do-you-remember-of-the-evacuation.html

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https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/walking-both-sides-invisible-border

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*Analyzing Poems:  In groups, you will be going through the analyzing poetry resource and applying it to the three poems we studied:  “Walking on two Sides of the Border”, “What do I remember of the Evacuation”, and “Caged Bird”.  We will do this on larger paper so we can post/gallery walk

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http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/09/22/history-sept-22-1988-apology-to-japanese-canadians-of-wwii/

Monday March 11th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Poetry Terms Quiz:  Thursday March 14th, 2024

Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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Poetry and Non Fiction:  In Context “Lenses”

* “What Do I Remember of the Evacuation”

http://www.joykogawa.ca/what-do-you-remember-of-the-evacuation.html

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*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

*Go through the analyzing poetry resource for “What do I Remember of the Evacuation.”

*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

 

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/09/22/history-sept-22-1988-apology-to-japanese-canadians-of-wwii/

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/rare-views-of-japanese-canadian-internment-19-images-remembering-one-of-canadas-darkest-hours

https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ePubFaShRacRedJap.pdf

https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/walking-both-sides-invisible-border

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*What did we learn about Residential Schools?

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*Analyzing Poems:  In groups, you will be going through the analyzing poetry resource and applying it to the three poems we studied:  “Walking on two Sides of the Border”, “What do I remember of the Evacuation”, and “Caged Bird”.  We will do this on larger paper so we can post/gallery walk

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Friday March 8th, 2024

Hello!

Friday Writes:  What makes a scary story?  Brainstorm

Your Friday Write Topic:

1)  Write a Scary Story!

Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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* “What Do I Remember of the Evacuation”

http://www.joykogawa.ca/what-do-you-remember-of-the-evacuation.html

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*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

*Go through the analyzing poetry resource for “What do I Remember of the Evacuation.”

*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

 

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/09/22/history-sept-22-1988-apology-to-japanese-canadians-of-wwii/

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/rare-views-of-japanese-canadian-internment-19-images-remembering-one-of-canadas-darkest-hours

https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ePubFaShRacRedJap.pdf

https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/walking-both-sides-invisible-border

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*What did we learn about Residential Schools?

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*Analyzing Poems:  In groups, you will be going through the analyzing poetry resource and applying it to the three poems we studied:  “Walking on two Sides of the Border”, “What do I remember of the Evacuation”, and “Caged Bird”.  We will do this on larger paper so we can post/gallery walk


 

Thursday March 7th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*Synthesis Essays:  Due Last night

b) song analysis:  upload to teams!


Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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* “What Do I Remember of the Evacuation”

http://www.joykogawa.ca/what-do-you-remember-of-the-evacuation.html

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*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

*Go through the analyzing poetry resource for “What do I Remember of the Evacuation.”

*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

 

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/09/22/history-sept-22-1988-apology-to-japanese-canadians-of-wwii/

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/rare-views-of-japanese-canadian-internment-19-images-remembering-one-of-canadas-darkest-hours

https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ePubFaShRacRedJap.pdf

https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/walking-both-sides-invisible-border

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*What did we learn about Residential Schools?

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*Analyzing Poems:  In groups, you will be going through the analyzing poetry resource and applying it to the three poems we studied:  “Walking on two Sides of the Border”, “What do I remember of the Evacuation”, and “Caged Bird”.  We will do this on larger paper so we can post/gallery walk


 

Tuesday March 5th, 2024

Good Afternoon!

*How is the analysis of our songs going? (20 minutes or so to hopefully finish up!)

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*Analyzing Poetry:  Choose an appropriate song –one that you connect with.  You will analyze your song following the steps in the “Analyzing Poetry” resource.

a)  Find a ‘school appropriate’ song.

b) Copy/paste the lyrics to your song to a Word Doc.

c) Go through your song following ‘Analyzing Poetry’ resource.

d) If you see a poetic device, highlight and label on your lyrics.

e) watch the music video; is there anything that this adds/detracts from the meaning of your song?

 


Poetic devices Practice:  here is a worksheet to work on to practice identifying some of our devices.

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I am hoping to be here with you on Wednesday to start these poems…if you still have time, start to read the poem “What do I Remember of the Evacuation”

* “What Do I Remember of the Evacuation”

http://www.joykogawa.ca/what-do-you-remember-of-the-evacuation.html

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*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

*Go through the analyzing poetry resource for “What do I Remember of the Evacuation.”

*After knowing more about that Japanese internment and the author, what meaning does this add to the poem itself?

 

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/09/22/history-sept-22-1988-apology-to-japanese-canadians-of-wwii/

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/rare-views-of-japanese-canadian-internment-19-images-remembering-one-of-canadas-darkest-hours

https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ePubFaShRacRedJap.pdf

https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/walking-both-sides-invisible-border

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*What did we learn about Residential Schools?

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*Analyzing Poems:  In groups, you will be going through the analyzing poetry resource and applying it to the three poems we studied:  “Walking on two Sides of the Border”, “What do I remember of the Evacuation”, and “Caged Bird”.  We will do this on larger paper so we can post/gallery walk


 

Monday March 4th, 2024

Good Afternoon

*Synthesis Essay Outlines:  Due Today

*Synthesis Essay Drafts:  Due Tuesday

*Synthesis Essay:  Due Thursday March 7th.

Kahoot!

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*Analyzing Poetry:  Choose an appropriate song –one that you connect with.  You will analyze your song following the steps in the “Analyzing Poetry” resource.

a)  Find a ‘school appropriate’ song.

b) Copy/paste the lyrics to your song to a Word Doc.

c) Go through your song following ‘Analyzing Poetry’ resource.

d) If you see a poetic device, highlight and label on your lyrics.

e) watch the music video; is there anything that this adds/detracts from the meaning of your song?