Poems of Childhood

1) Response to "Stupid Stuff" due.

2) Independent Novel Study suggestions - library to take out...

3) Close your eyes... do you remember... (a meditation?)

4) Poems of Childhood and http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html

5) Group work

Into the Wild - Into Poetry

1) Creative Projects for The Kite Runner Due

2) Self Assess and Submit. (Copies of Rubric)

3) Wild - connotations? Poetry - connotations?

4) Poetry Unit Outline
5) Tara, this is stupid stuff! And Questions to Ask of a Poem.
6) Review literary response style... response due tomorrow.
Tomorrow: Library to get independent novel study. Another two poems. Another written response.

Review

1) Round Robin: What will you most remember about this novel?
What have you learned from this novel?

2) Review Sheet and Ch 20 - 25 Q's

3) Time for Creative Projects

Tuesday - work day for projects

Wednesday - Test (MC, Short Answer and Written Response)

December!

1) Advent Calendar (Yes. I am still 5 years old way, way underneath...)

2) Winter Tale Voting and Winner

3) Reading/Discussion of The Kite Runner
Why do people sometimes want to die?
Ugh.
Tough question. Important question.

4) Creative and Visual Projects - tour of Wordle - samples of PostSecret (Library?)
Time to work.