Monthly Archives: October 2019

Wednesday October 16th, 2019

Good Morning!

*No Red Ink: Prepositional Phrases and Parallel Structure

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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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*Head’s Up:  You should be studying your poetry terms…we will be having a poetry quiz on the terms in the next week.

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*After the analysis of the three poems is complete, you will continue with your group and create a three way venn diagram.  Each circle on the diagram will represent one of the three poems we have been studying.  Your task is to find the similarities/differences between the poems.  You will be doing this on large paper so that we can post around the room for a gallery walk.

 

Tuesday October 15th, 2019

Good Afternoon,

*On Friday, we worked on our Friday writes then worked on our essay outline for “The Metaphor”.  For the weekend you were to work on completing the Intro and Body #1 of the Essay outline.

Essay Question:  Compare and/or contrast Ms. Hancock and Charlotte’s mother and how they influence Charlotte.

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We will be starting our poetry unit.

*I want you all to reflect and brainstorm the idea of what Poetry means to you.  You will write down this thought/reflection on a doc. open on your devices.

-we will look at some definitions of poetry by T.S. Eliot and ee cummings

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We will then read the poem “Eating Poetry” by Mark Strand and “Introduction to Poetry by Billy collins

-You will be divided into groups of three.  Each group will be responsible for 2 poems and will work on Office 365 on the chart you will create below:

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*You will share with me (Ms. Nelson)

Your group will read two of the following poems:

-“Eating Poetry” by Mark Strand

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-“Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins

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-“Alone” by Maya Angelou

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I’m alive, I believe everything by Lesley Choyce

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-Exit By Rita Dove

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Go back and look at the definition that you wrote….can you add anything new? Take two minutes and write down any new thoughts.

-share charts, poems and thoughts with class

-Poetry Terms

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Tuesday October 15th, 2019

Good Morning!

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

Friday October 11th, 2019

Good Morning!

Friday Writes:

1) A time when you realized that you were wrong about other people

2) The day when you realized that the world is bigger than you had thought

We will continue with our essay on “The Metaphor”.

Essay Question:  Compare and/or contrast Ms. Hancock and Charlotte’s mother and how they influence Charlotte.

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Friday October 11th, 2019

Good Morning!

Friday Writes:

1) A time when you realized that you were wrong about other people

2) The day when you realized that the world is bigger than you had thought

Post the lyrics, embed the video, and include your analysis.  Use the tag:

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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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*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?

 

History Sept. 22, 1988: apology to Japanese-Canadians of WWII

Rare views of Japanese-Canadian internment: 19 images remembering one of Canada’s 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 October 10th, 2019

Good Morning!

*Song analysis:  where are we at?

Post the lyrics, embed the video, and include your analysis.  Use the tag:

NelsonsongFall2019A

NelsonsongFall2019C

* “What Do I Remember of the Evacuation”

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

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*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?

 

History Sept. 22, 1988: apology to Japanese-Canadians of WWII

Rare views of Japanese-Canadian internment: 19 images remembering one of Canada’s 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

Wednesday October 9th, 2019

Good Afternoon,

*Reminder:  You have a short story test tomorrow, October 8th, 2019

*No Red Ink:  Semicolons and colons/ Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers.

*You will need to work on a short story summary for this story:

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Essay Question:  Compare and/or contrast Ms. Hancock and Charlotte’s mother and how they influence Charlotte.

-share ideas generated from our Venn Diagram

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Wednesday October 9th, 2019

Good Morning

*No Red Ink:  Semicolons and colons/Misplaced Modifiers

Good Morning!

*Song analysis:  where are we at?

Post with the following tag:

NelsonsongFall2019A

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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?

Tuesday October 8th, 2019

Good Afternoon,

*Reminder:  You will have a short story test on Thursday October 10th, 2019.

*Yesterday we finished reading “The Metaphor” and worked on a Venn Diagram comparing Charlotte’s Mother and Ms. Hancock.

*You will need to work on a short story summary for this story:

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Essay Question:  Compare and/or contrast Ms. Hancock and Charlotte’s mother and how they influence Charlotte.

-share ideas generated from our Venn Diagram

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