Room 7 Edublog

Animusic
Riverdance
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Welsh 160-piece Choir
The Neales

OBJECTIVE
To implement poetry analyzing
To improve poetry skills through practice, journaling, and discussion
To continue to develop literary devices knowledge

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
M-W: Dante’s Inferno: Read & analyze circle in your group; create CD cover; choose song; write about your own hell
W-F: Presentations

HOMEWORK
Finish Great Expectations; study guide due Wednesday, Dec. 2nd
Dante project due Wednesday, December 2nd

Uptown Funk
Dance with Light
Tell Me Why

OBJECTIVE
To implement poetry analyzing
To improve poetry skills through practice, journaling, and discussion
To continue to develop literary devices knowledge

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
M-T: Dante’s Inferno: Read & analyze circle in your group; create CD cover; choose song; write about your own hell
T: Review for Test
W: Take test F-I

HOMEWORK
Finish Great Expectations
Study Literary Devices
Dante project due Wednesday, Dec. 2nd

Vive la France
Fight For Freedom Calling
Mashup
Do Re Mi
Ode to Joy

OBJECTIVE
To implement poetry analyzing
To improve poetry skills through practice, journaling, and discussion
To continue to develop literary devices knowledge

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
M-T: Compare/contrast “If We Must Die” to “Holy Sonnet #9” using TPCASTT
Journal Write an analysis of the poem contrast
W: Pre-Test of Terms F-I
W-F: Begin Dante’s Inferno

HOMEWORK
Read Great Expectations
Study Literary Devices

What Makes You Beautiful

Rocky Balboa Theme Song

Footloose

I am the Champion

OBJECTIVE
To implement poetry analyzing
To improve poetry skills through practice, journaling, and discussion
To continue to develop literary devices knowledge

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
T: Review for D & E Literary Device Test
W: Take D & E Literary Device Test
Th – F: Compare/contrast “If We Must Die” to “Holy Sonnet #9” using TPCASTT
Journal Write an analysis of the poem contrast

HOMEWORK
Read Great Expectations
Study Literary Devices

Drover’s Ballad

OBJECTIVE
To implement prose analysis in a timed essay write

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
40 minute essay write on an excerpt from Great Expectations

HOMEWORK
Read Great Expectations
Study Literary Devices

W: Adele’s Hello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A&feature=youtu.be
Th: Piano Guys’ Fight Song http://thepianoguys.com/portfolio/fight-song-amazing-grace/
F: Barn Raising Dance from 7 Brides for 7 Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TygmMPbwfjA

OBJECTIVE
To implement poetry analyzing
To improve poetry skills through practice, journaling, and discussion

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
W: Virginia Reel and analyze “The World is Too Much With Us”
Th-F: Partner up, fold imaginary sheets, and analyze Sonnet #5 from Clearances

HOMEWORK
Read Great Expectations
Study Literary Devices

T: Udi Dance Troupe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7IMKWvyBn4

OBJECTIVE
Set base score of literary device knowledge
Review and develop literary device knowledge

BELLRINGER
Allusion

AGENDA
Literary Device Pre-test D-E
Go through literary devices
Set test date

HOMEWORK
Read Great Expectations
Study Literary Devices

M: That’s Important to Me

BELLRINGER
Allusion

OBJECTIVE
To implement AP level essay grading understanding through calibration activity & writing

AGENDA
Complete Arun calibration grading

HOMEWORK
Read Great Expectations
Study Literary Devices

M: Sing, Sing, Sing
T: Camp Grenada
W: Puttin’ on the Ritz

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
Grading Calibration: Grade Arun essays together
Great Expectations discussion

HOMEWORK
Read Great Expectations
Study Literary Devices

M: Can’t Wait to be King
T: In the Jungle
W: Poppy Girls
Th:Thriller

BELLRINGER
Allusions

AGENDA
Overview of AP Grading
AP essay grading of practice essay
22nd-23rd: Class intermittently interrupted by Mrs. Beeson with AKCIS

HOMEWORK
Great Expectations reading
10/21: Doll House analysis due