English and Technology Class

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 your idea of the overall meaning you need to include and explain examples of poetic elements from the poem. The postings are due by noon on Sunday, February 25.

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

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

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 is your favorite. Then, discuss the structure and figurative language used.

If you have any questions or comments about any of the information on this site, please feel free to email me at gwayne2@schools.nyc.gov. I will try to respond ASAP.

Welcome to English and Technology at James Madison High School. Hopefully, this is going to be an enjoyable and fun learning experience for all of us. This is the blog for all English and Technology classes at James Madison High School. On this website you will find information about what we did in class, as well as information on assignments and projects. You will be required to post on this blog and create your own. Course Outline