702 had some great lit circle discussions today. I liked "listening in" on your conversations about themes and characters. I want to remind you all that lit circles are a group effort. Everyone must read the assigned pages and plan so that ALL discussions can be successful.
731 will discuss tomorrow.
Upcoming lit circle discussions:
702 - Thurs. 4/30, Mon. 5/4, Thurs. 5/8
731: Tues. 4/28, Fri. 5/1, Tues. 5/5
Haikus
Both classes began writing City Haikus today. These are sensory poems that express the poet's perspective on the city (can be NYC or antother big city you've visited). 17 total syllables and usually three lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables each. Don't waste words...avoid using "the", "a" and words such as those, and replace them with colorful, vivid adjectives and adverbs.
Poetry Publication
Poems will be due at the end of the ELA period on Friday, May 1. We will continue to revise all week. No poems are "published" yet....you will return to the four genres you've created so far and revise for word choice and edit for grammar, line breaks, etc. You may type your poems Thursday evening if you wish. We will create poetry books on Friday during class.
Materials needed:
Loose leaf paper
Construction paper
Printer paper (white, unlined)
Markers
Ribbon
Yarn
Glitter
Stickers
Any other interesting decorations
Please begin to bring in supplies tomorrow. Thanks!
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