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Jonathan B Su Ahn C Kevin C Jin J Lisa K Erika K Sally K Caroline M Steve N J P Joonyon P Linda P Sarah P Hye Rim L
 * Our individual pages:**

**Final Exam REVIEW: ** //Final Exam is Friday, June 5th.//

1. Possessive nouns: [] Also, page 36-37 grammar workbook

2. Linking verb and action verb: [] Also, page 67 grammar workbook

3. Perfect tense verbs: [] [] Also, page 84-85 grammar workbook

4. Poetry terms. Use your worksheets and quizzes. alliteration; allusion; free-verse; assonance; onomatopoeia; imagery; hyperbole; conceit; paradox; antithesis; personification; metaphor; synecdoche; symbolism; meter Helpful Power Point: [|Poetry Terminology PPP.ppt]

5. Know [|haiku], [|couplet], [|quatrain,] what [|rhyme scheme] means and[| iambic pentameter].

6. Complete either //The Conch Bearer// or //Secret of the Andes//

__**Response to literature assignment.**__
 * Choose one of the two novels to read:

1. //Secret of the Andes//** by Ann Clark
 * 2. //The Conch Bearer//** by Chitra Divakaruni

After reading each chapter, write one paragraph about the plot, characters, setting or theme of the chapter. Post and label on your wiki. **There will also be literature circle groups in class to discuss the novels.

The first 10 chapters due Thursday, May 21st. Remaining chapters due Wednesday, June 3rd. **

Greek God Power Point due Monday, June 8th. Post on your wiki.

1. Warm-up. Go to [] familiarize, learn, play scatter, play space race and test. 2. Iambic Pentameter sheet & fig language sheet 3. Grammar workbook. 4. Work on reading assignment, Greek God PP or review for final.
 * Classwork Wednesday, June 3rd:**

1.Try out these poetry quizzes. Post your score. QUIZ 1:http://www.writing.com/main/quiz/item_id/1145017 QUIZ 2: http://www.funtrivia.com/flashquiz/index.cfm?qid=224104 2. Hand out SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT. 3. Present PP on poetry forms. Take notes on your wiki during presentations (5 points). 4. Begin Literature Circles.
 * Classwork Thursday, May 28th:**

1. Grammar workbook pages 77-79.
 * Homework due Wednesday, May 27th:**

1. check HW, grammar book 2. **Research and create an exciting Keynote or PowerPoint that** defines and gives an example (others' and your own) of your poetry form. //Post on your wiki. The assignment will be evaluated with// [|this rubric.] Group 1:Couplet Group 2: Tercet Group 3:Quatrain Group 4:Sonnet Group 5: Ballad Group 6: [|Abecedarian] Group 7: Ode Group 8: The Bop Group 9: Tanka Group 10: Sonnet
 * Classwork** **Monday, May 27th :**

3. Play the poetry game: http://216.65.23.17/gamegoo/games/wiznpigs/wiznpigs.html

1. Grammar workbook pages 73-75.
 * Homework due Monday, May 25th:**

1. Play '[|Word Confusion]' at the 'hard' level. Copy and paste your score: **0** || **0** ||
 * Classwork Thurssday, May 21st:**
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2. Presentation 3. Reading assignment. 4. Grammar. Play [|this basketball game] for practice. 5.[| Blast off!]

1. Go to []. Paint 3 different characters at the 'hard' level. 2. Presentations. 3. Bring your novels to class from now on.
 * Classwork May 19th:**

1. Grammar Book and http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=1 2. Go to http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_lit.html 3. Poetry Presentations
 * Classwork May 18th:**

**POETRY PROJECT due May 12th: [|Poetry Project grade 6.doc]**

1. Choose 3 types of poems to write from the left hand margin: http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm 2. Poetry project presentations.
 * Classwork May 12th:**

1. Using the word choice rubric below, look at haiku poems from 2 students of the opposite gender. Evaluate them on word choice. Copy and paste their haiku on your wiki. Include the grade, evidence (see below) and an example of the evidence from their poem. Let them know that you evaluated their haiku. 2. Write another haiku of your own. Think of what a 5 in word choice would look like. Post.
 * Classwork May 8th**

__**WORD CHOICE**__

5--Words convey the intended message in a precise, interesting, and natural
way. The words are powerful and engaging. A. Words are specific and accurate. It is easy to understand just what the writer means. B. Striking words and phrases often catch the reader's eye and linger in the reader's mind. C. Language and phrasing are natural, effective, and appropriate for the audience. D. Lively verbs add energy while specific nouns and modifiers add depth. E. Choices in language enhance the meaning and clarify understanding. F. Precision is obvious. The writer has taken care to put just the right word or phrase in just the right spot.

3--The language is functional, even if it lacks much energy. It is easy to
figure out the writer's meaning on a general level. A. Words are adequate and correct in a general sense, and they support the meaning by not getting in the way. B. Familiar words and phrases communicate but rarely capture the reader's imagination. C. Attempts at colorful language show a willingness to stretch and grow but sometimes reach beyond the audience (thesaurus overload!). D. Despite a few successes, the writing is marked by passive verbs, everyday nouns, and mundane modifiers. E. The words and phrases are functional with only one or two fine moments. F. The words may be refined in a couple of places, but the language looks more like the first thing that popped into the writer’s mind.

1--The writer demonstrates a limited vocabulary or has not searched for
words to convey specific meaning. A. Words are so nonspecific and distracting that only a very limited meaning comes through. B. Problems with language leave the reader wondering. Many of the words just don’t work in this piece. C. Audience has not been considered. Language is used incorrectly making the message secondary to the misfires with the words. D. Limited vocabulary and/or misused parts of speech seriously impair understanding. E. Words and phrases are so unimaginative and lifeless that they detract from the meaning. F. Jargon or clichés distract or mislead. Redundancy may distract the reader.

1. Poem for Middle Matters. Show HW. Poetry project. 2. Read: [] about ballad poetry and blues and complete worksheet.
 * Classwork April 29th:**

**HW due Thursday, May 7th ** 1. Write lyrics for your own Blues Song. Two verses. Each verse should be 6 lines. Here are some examples: [] 2. Read "My Side of the Mountain" in purple literature book pages 338-348. Answer the 3 questions in full sentences on page 348. Also, find, define and give example of 5 vocabulary words from the story. Post on your wiki. 3. Finish ballad poetry worksheet.

1. Memorize and be ready to present a synonym or an Earth Day poem. 2. Write and post on your wiki a paragraph (YOUR OWN WORDS) about the poet Langston Hughes**.
 * HW due April 29th:**

HW due April 24th:** 1. Finish list poem and POST 2. Research and write a paragraph about Earth Day. POST.

1. Study for figurative language terms quiz:  **alliteration; allusion; free-verse; assonance; onomatopoeia; imagery; hyperbole; conceit; paradox; antithesis ** **<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">; personification; metaphor; synecdoche; symbolism **
 * HW due April 23rd:**

1. Read about list poem: Write a list poem and post on your wiki. 2. Partner poem. With a partner or on your own, write a poem using at least 5 different figurative language techniques. Post. //See your sheet for an example// (you can use different figurative language techniques).
 * Thursday, April 23rd classwork:**

**April 24th classwork:** 1. Review HW. 2. Watch: [] Read these [|Earth Day poems] and then write and POST your own. 3. Write a Synonym Poem and an Earth Day poem. MEMORIZE one of them. Read poems out loud poetry slam style. Audience rates /10.

Synonym Poetry*:

Choose any word. Write that word in capital letters on the first line. Use a thesaurus to look up the word and find three to five synonyms for it. Write the synonyms on the second line. One the third line, write a descriptive phrase about the word. The last two lines of the poem should rhyme. POST.

//Student Examples://

LOVE Attachment, adoration, warmth, adore Love is so pure, right down to the core.

NOISE Clamor, uproar, hullabaloo. These things can really annoy you

Choose any word. Write that word in capital letters on the first line. Use a thesaurus to look up the word and find three to five synonyms for it. Write the synonyms on the second line. One the third line, write a descriptive phrase about the word. The last two lines of the poem should rhyme. POST.

1. Read about the poet[| Langston Hughes] and post 3 interesting facts on your wiki. 1. Read aloud synonym poem (from HW) 2. Featured poet: Langston Hughes: [|'Dreams'] [] [|'The Weary Blues'] [] [|'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'] [] [|'A Dream Deferred'][] [|'I Too'] --Watch the videos together in class. --Read the poem on your own. --Think. --Write a few sentences about each poem. What is the message? Which lines grabbed your attention? Why? Post. 3. Perform poetry slam with Earth Day poem, syllable poem or other poem.
 * Classwork April 28th:**

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**HW due April 23rd:** 1. Study for literary terms quiz: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">**<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1st pers ****on point of view; 3rd person point of view; alliteration; allusion; climax of a novel; character trait; fable; flashback; foreshadowing; free-verse; assonance; onomatopoeia; imagery; hyperbole; conceit; paradox; antithesis****; personification; metaphor**


 * HW due Friday, April 17th:** Post on your WIKI your own examples of the figurative language terms from the sheet.

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Short Story Reading Assignment due April 14th. [|Grade 6 Short Story Reading Assignment.doc] ** =====

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**April 10th classwork:** 1. WARM-UP: Write a poem using: [] Post your poem. Read some others'. 2. Watch poetry video and take notes. //Crossroad's// worksheet. 3. Simile of self. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> =====

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**April 8th classwork:** 1. Warm-up by using the words to make a poem: [] POST your poem. 2. Finish presentations. Crossroads sheet (HW). 3. Study the poetry terms and play some games. [] 4. Read about how to write your own Blue's song/poem: [] =====

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**April 6th classwork:** 1. If you know your figurative language terms, you can throw the teacher. Play here: [] 2. And, you can do this one: [] 3. Try this quiz: [] 4. Play 'figure of speech' hangman with your friend: [] 5. Present lessons=====

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 * April 1st and 3rd classwork:** <span style="color: rgb(255, 3, 0);">Tips on Word Choice: [] Read Writing Workouts from 8 other students. Create a mundane/striking chart.=====

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With your group, teach a lesson on one of the following topics: **Metaphor, Simile, Allegory, Personification, Analogy, Parable or Brainstorming**. Give an explanation, example and lead the class in an activity. =====

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<span style="color: rgb(255, 3, 0);">**<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">March 30th classwork: ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. Warm-up: Choose a topic from the Writing Gym Station #2 and write for 10-15 minutes. Grade yourself using Word Choice. 2. Mundane/Striking T-chart. Choose 1 word from each student. =====

**HOMEWORK DUE March 18th**: Word Choice exercise: Go to []
Create a prompt and write 2 paragraphs about it. Post it on your site and label it as March 16th Writing Gym--Word Choice. Also, study for your quiz on Thursday.


 * Thursday, March 19th:** <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Quiz on //Habibi// from pages 149-end. Study guide handed out in class.

Post your writing workouts [|here.] Include your name and the prompt used. __**//HABIBI//** READING & JOURNAL SCHEDULE:__


 * March 9th:** pages 222-232. 5 sentence journal entry.
 * March 10th:** pages 233-243. 5 sentence journal entry.
 * March 11th:** pages 244-254. 5 sentence journal entry.
 * March 12th:** pages 255-264. 5 sentence journal entry.
 * March 13th:** pages 265-271 (end). 5 sentence journal entry.

Post your journal entries on your wiki page. Number them 1-5.
 * Monday, March 16th:** You should finish reading H//abibi// and post 5 journal entries (see above).


 * CLASSWORK March 9th**: Post your 8 different ways to write your introductory sentence [|here.]


 * HW DUE Monday, March 9th**: Read Habibi pages 199-222. Also, you may edit your essay using the rubric.

Also, finish the paragraph worksheet that you began in Tuesday's class.
 * HW DUE Thursday, March 5th**: Using the topic you used in your writing gym, write a 5 paragraph essay. Post on your page. Remember: Introdcutory, 3 supporting, and concluding paragraph. Use space to separate your paragraphs. Rubric posted on: http://normanschwagler.wikispaces.com/

Read this website on writing paragraphs to answer the worksheet: []

 * Tuesday, March 3rd:** Read pages 189-199 __Habibi.__ 3 Questions; 3 vocab; 3 sentence summary; 1 prediction. Post on your WIKI page.


 * February 27th:** Read __Habibi__ pages 173-183. 3 Qs; 3 vocab; 3 sentence summary. Post on your WIKI page. Include the date and name of assignment and post it at the top of your page.

Writing Practice using the VOICE trait. Mimic a cookbook: Here are a couple examples of what the assignment should look like: http://writingfix.com/6_traits/Voice/EmotionalRecipe4.htm Create an emotion recipe (include a photo) and upload your WORD document next to your name:

Jonathan: SuAhn- Kevin Jin Lisa Erika Sally Caroline Steve J: >0< Joonyon: <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 8);"> Linda: Sarah-

test your scrabble skills: [|http://www.hasbro.com/games/adult-games/scrabble/home.cfm?page=Entertainment/Games]
 * February 17th, 2009**

Go to this site and take a pronoun quiz: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/67.html and this one: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/pronoun_quiz.htm ok, and one more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/skillswise/mod_quizzes/words/grammar/interestsentences/pronouns/quizengine?quiz=simplequiz3;templateStyle=simplequiz;pagerType=pages;pagerData=1
 * February 6th, 2009**

Answer the questions on this worksheet: Copy. paste and POST [|here.]
 * February 5th, 2009**

ASSIGNMENT: In the novel we are reading in class, //Habibi,// a young girl moves from the USA to her father's homeland of former Palestine. For this project, you will research the Israel-Palestinian conflict and develop a position of your own on the topic. The directions for the project are outlined here:

While watching the presentations, post your [|comments here.]

Post your PP presentation next to your name.

Jonathan:

SuAhn:

Kevin:

Jin:

Lisa:

Erika:

Sally:

Caroline:

Steve:

J:

Joonyon:

Linda:

Sarah:

Read pages 59-78 of //Habibi//. Post 7 of your own questions and 3 vocabulary words (defined) [|HERE.]
 * JANUARY 21st, 2009**


 * JANUARY 19, 2009**

What is //happening// in the life of Liyana? She is chatting on MSN with her friend back in the states. What does their chat look like? Post [|here.]

Writing warm-up: Play the [|noun game] and post your story [|here.] What are the 6 traits of writing? Research on the internet. List and explain, in your own words, and [|post here.]
 * JANUARY 12, 2009**

Write a **paragraph about your most prized possession** and post it [|here.]
 * JANUARY 7th, 2009**