English and Technology Class

Now that we have studied poetry and learned all about how to depict a poem, it is your turn to teach the class a poem. You will receive a poem that you must create a power point presentation on to present to the class. Each person will have a different poem; there will be at [...]

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Alone

by Maya Angelou

Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don’t believe I’m wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

There are some millionaires
With money they [...]

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Dreams

by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

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As discussed in class, blogging is 10% of your grade. Your assignment for February break is to post about two different poems. These postings are your first two assignments for the blogging portion of your grade. For each poem you have to write a paragraph discussing the overall meaning of the poem. Remember, in order to support [...]

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This week we will spending a significant amount of time becoming comfortable with the laptops in class. The first assignment will only require you to use Microsoft Word. You will be writing a poem that tells me about yourself. You will write about your favorite everything and various other important information. Poem Assignment

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On Monday, February 12, you have a quiz on the poetic elements. You are responsible for knowing the definition of the literary elements, as well as how to use and look for them in a poem. Here is my power point which explains all of the elements: Poetic Elements

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This week we began our poetry unit. We learned about the following poetic elements:

Rhyme Scheme
Meter
Alliteration
Assonance
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
Symbolism
Personification

You are responsible for knowing the definition of each element, as well as how to use and look for them in poetry.
 Homework assignment due 2/6:
Print out the lyrics to your favorite song or poem and write a paragraph explaining why it [...]

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