Blog Archives - Mrs. Hirzel's English Website (2012-2013)

Formal & Informal Writing

9/13/2012

In-Class:

Students and teacher discussed the difference between formal and informal writing
Students read and highlight Formal and Informal Tone Handout
Students rewrote informal paragraph as formal paragraph (found on handout)
If time, students and teachers go over informal paragraph as a class

Homework:

Read over MLA sections of Handbook

Poetry Quiz

9/13/2012

In-Class:

Students took a 40 pt. Poetry Quiz
Students also completed and checked over the Writing Anticipation Guide
Students received St. Paul Writing Handbook

HW: None :)

Poetry Review

9/12/2012

In-Class:

Teacher and students went over questions and labeled literary devices for "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" and "Adam's Curse"
Teacher reviewed what was on tomorrow's poetry test

Homework:

Study for poetry test tomorrow

"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" & "Adam's Curse"

9/11/2012

In-Class:

Went over "The Naming of Cats" by T.S. Eliot questions 1a-4b. Also went over personification, rhyme scheme, alliteration & assonance, and Repetition questions
Read out loud "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas p.942
Read out loud "Adam's Curse" p.909-910

Homework:

Do questions 1a-3b for "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" p.943 & "Adam's Curse" p. 911
Also, label poetic devices in textbook for both poems
Quiz over poetic devices (definitions & examples) on Thursday

"The Naming of Cats"

9/10/2012

In-Class:

Review Eminem worksheet as a class
Read and go over "The Naming of Cats" p.23-24 by T.S. Eliot as a class

Homework:

Do questions 1a-4b as well as Rhyme Scheme, Alliteration & Assonance, Personification, and Repetition questions in Understanding Literature portion
Thursday: Quiz on examples and poetic devices definition

Poetry as Music Day 3

9/6/2012

In-Class:

Students will work in groups and share answers for Eminem's "Lose Yourself"
Students will work together to label their song lyrics

Homework:
Finish labeling song lyrics

Poetry as Music Day 2

9/6/2012

In-Class:

Students shared "Firework" worksheets in groups
Students and teacher went through "Firework" poetic devices as a class
Students listened to Eminem's "Lose Yourself"

Homework:

Label poetic devices in Eminem's "Lose Yourself" (worksheet)

Listen to "Lose Yourself"

Poetry as Music

9/5/2012

Two Hour Delay
In-Class:

Poetry Introduction/Discussion over terms students do not know
Listen to Katy Perry “Firework”
Do Katy Perry Guide (see Mrs. Hirzel for handout)

Homework:

Finish Katy Perry Worksheet/labeling
Bring in 2 song lyrics (printed out by the beginning of class)

Oral Tradition Quiz & Poetry Notes

9/4/2012

In-Class:

20 point Oral Tradition/Robin Hood Quiz
Poetry Initiating Guide

HW: Cornell notes on Poetic devices All of p. 14 & 16-20 (only vocabulary on the initiating guide).