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Career & College Information |
Open the word document for links and directions on career surveys, links to scholarship information, and a link to FAFSA (grants/loans for school). |
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Writing a Good Introduction |
Open the ppt for more information on SCIDD and CSI introductions! (Notes from class on 9/25/09) |
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OUTSIDE READING OPTIONS (MAJOR GRADE) |
4th Six Weeks Project due date FEBRUARY 22, 2010
5th Six Weeks Project due date February 19, 2010.
6th Six Weeks Project due date COMING SOON |
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Found Poetry |
DUE NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MARCH 8.
Found Poetry is the process of rewriting an article or news story into a poem. It involves taking key words from the original text and rearranging them into a poetic form. The poem should still maintain the main idea from the original text.
Step 1: Read an article and circle or underline the key words and phrases.
Step 2: Figure out what the article is mostly about.
Step 3: Arrange the key words/phrases into a poem.
Step 4: Make sure your poem maintains the same main idea as the original article. |
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Types of Rhyme (NOTES) |
end rhyme: the words at the end of the line rhyme
EX:
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
-from Dust of Snow by Robert Frost
internal rhyme: the words within the same line rhyme
EX.
Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary.
-from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
slant rhyme: words that do not rhyme perfectly, but have similar ending sounds
EX.
Persecution's cruel mouth
Shows a twisted love of truth.
-by F. R. Scott
eye rhyme: words that look like they would rhyme, but are not pronounced the same
EX.
The sound of the rain
Lulled me to sleep again. |
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Poetry & Music Poster |
Directions:
1. Paste poem on the left - song on the right.
2. Write the theme at the top.
3. Underline the words/lines that show the theme in both the poem and the song.
4. Find/draw a symbol (picture that represents the theme).
5. Find one example of each type of rhyme in the poem and lyrics you used on your poster:
end, internal, eye, and slant rhyme
6. If you can’t find all four types of rhyme, write your own examples or find examples in other songs/poems and write these examples on the back of your poster.
DUE NO LATER THAN MARCH 12. |
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Of Mice and Men CHAPTER QUESTIONS |
Use these questions to guide your reading and to check for understanding after you read. |
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