November 30 – December 4, 2009                      

Monday                               Obj. – Students will change trite words and phrases to more descriptive ones using imagery.

TEKS –  15Bi

Warm-Up:       Vocab – 10 words -- SAT Set #4 words (Source www.vocabulary.com) – definitions due Friday (daily grade); quiz Friday (minor assessment grade)

• Description – discuss importance of descriptive phrases instead of trite phrases
• “Poetry Writing” workbook pg 42-43 (daily grade)
• Write a descriptive poem about one of the seasons – follow the format of the given example (Source APSI 2005 pg 107) – minor assessment grade (due Wednesday)

Tuesday                               Obj. – Students will analyze the poem “Jabberwocky” looking at the use of nonsense words and the grammatical set up.

TEKS – 4, 15Bi, 19

Warm-Up:       Diagram Sentence:

• Jabberwocky (from file)
• Look at Jabberwocky as a nonsense poem (discuss and analyze poem)
• Discuss grammatical setup of the poem including parts of speech
• Look at true meaning of the text and nonsense words
• Write a sequel to the poem using the same style and format (major assessment grade) -- due Thursday
• LIBRARY DAY (2^nd period)

Wednesday                    Obj. – same as Tuesday

TEKS –  

Warm-Up:       Diagram Sentence:

• Work on Jabberwocky poems – type in library if needed

Thursday                             Obj. – Students will find examples of sound devices (assonance and consonance) in a variety of texts and then interpret and analyze how these devices are used to affect the text.

TEKS – 15Bii

Warm-Up:       Diagram Sentence:

• Alliteration/Assonance/Consonance
• Define literary elements (in PreAP vertical teams book pg 13)
• “Poetry Writing” workbook pg 23-24 (daily grade)
• Write sentences using these devices (source APSI 2005 pg 113-4)
• Sentence Diagramming: compound sentences?

Friday                                   Obj. – Students will recognize the difference in abstract and concrete nouns. They will use this recognition to write poetry that transforms abstract nouns to a concrete form.

TEKS – 15B, 19

Warm-Up:       Study for vocab quiz

• Vocabulary Quiz (minor assessment grade)
• Abstract to Concrete Nouns
• Source APSI 2005 pg 121-125 – write a poem that changes an abstract noun to concrete form. (daily grade)

December 7-11, 2009                   

Monday                               Obj. – Students will compose a poem about themselves following a given format.

TEKS – 15B

Warm-Up:       Vocab – 10 words -- SAT Set #4-5 words (Source www.vocabulary.com) – definitions due Friday (daily grade); quiz Friday (minor assessment grade)

• I Am… poem (from file) – due Tuesday (daily grade)
• Scrapbook Day – work on narratives for 3^rd six weeks

Tuesday                               Obj. – Students will be introduced to the TP-CASTT method and use this method to analyze a poem as a class.

TEKS – 4, 8

Warm-Up:       Diagram Sentence:

• TPCASTT – introduce concept of using TPCASTT to analyze poetry (Source APSI 2007 pg 206-8)
• Use TPCASTT to analyze “Empty House” (as a class)

Wednesday                    Obj. – Students will create poems using graphic elements.

TEKS – 15Biii

Warm-Up:       Diagram Sentence:

• Wordles (Word Clouds)
• Discuss format for wordless
• Look at different samples
• Brainstorm and create a wordle (topic: anything dealing with adolescence) – minor assessment grade (due Friday)
• Computer Lab (2^nd period) – type poems for poetry wall

Thursday                             Obj. – Students will create a poem that contrasts two different voices/tones.

TEKS – 15B

Warm-Up:       Diagram Sentence:

• TPCASTT “Barter” on your own – due at the end of class (major assessment grade)
• Compare/Contrast Poem (Different Voices poem) -- From file – “Make a Joyful Noise” poem
• Working with a partner you will compose a poem to be read by two people. Follow the format from the examples for ideas. (due Friday daily grade)

Friday                                   Obj. – Students will look at the use of repetition in poetry and analyze its purpose.  Then they will write a poem using this device

TEKS – 15Bi, 19Ai

Warm-Up:       Study for vocab quiz

• Vocabulary Quiz (minor assessment grade)
• Parallel Poem (use of repetition)
• Define literary element - repetition (in PreAP vertical teams book pg 15)
• “Poetry Writing” workbook pg 35-36 – write a poem using the repetitive line “But time marches on” to illustrate events from their personal life in chronological order.  Due Monday. (minor assessment grade)