7th Grade Agenda
 

 

Periods 1, 3, and 4

 

Monday, June 9th:

 

*  Journal: Describe the sounds you hear

*  Write a poem using sound devices and figurative language

*  Discuss lyric poetry

*  Read “Barter”

*  Homework: FD of a 12 line lyric poem that conveys a message through images

 

Frameworks:

 

Standard 14:  Poetry- Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.

Periods 1, 3, and 4

 

Tuesday, June 10th:

 

*  Share Lyric Poems

*  Define narrative poetry

*  Read “Casey at the Bat”

*  Make a comic strip for “Casey at the Bat”

*  Homework: RD of comic strip due Thursday

FD due on Friday

 

 

Frameworks:

 

Standard 14:  Poetry- Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.

Periods 1, 3, and 4

Wednesday, June 11th:

  • Journal: Brainstorm a list of possible topics that you could write a narrative poem about (personal or not)

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  • Work on comic strip

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  • Homework: RD due tomorrow

  • FD due on Friday

Frameworks:

Standard 14: Poetry- Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding

 

Periods 1, 3, and 4

 

Thursday, June 12th:

 

*  Read poetics

*  Read “The Cremation of Sam McGee”

*  Work on Comic Strip

*  Homework: FD of comic Strip

 

Frameworks:

 

Standard 14:  Poetry- Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding

Periods 1, 3, and 4

 

Friday, June 13th:

 

*  Journal:  Now that we’ve read other examples of narrative poems, add to your list of possible topics. Include both personal stories and fictional stories.

*  Pass in comic strip

*  Discuss ballad poems

*  Brainstorm for a ballad poem

*  Write a ballad poem

*  Homework: write your FD of your ballad poem

 

Frameworks:

 

Standard 14:  Poetry- Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding

Periods 1, 3, and 4

 

Monday, June 16th:

 

*  Read Poetics

*  Listen to “Dream On”

*  Discuss the poetic elements

*  Write your own lyrics!

*  Homework: write your own lyrics! (rough draft)

*  The FD is due Wednesday and CAN NOT come in LATE!!!!!!!!!!

 

Frameworks:

 

Standard 14:  Poetry- Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding