Please get out your notes we've taken so far about poetry. Write in your journal what FORM, SPEAKER, METAPHOR, SIMILE, and IDIOM mean.

Please get out yesterday's word roots unit. We are going to quiz together, then work on poetry.

1. Show Mrs. H. that your Word Parts #8 is DONE, with all your pictures drawn.

2. Find a partner and quiz each other for your quiz.

Thank you!

3/28 to 4/1

Monday 3/28:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Poetry Vocabulary
HW: Study your poetry vocabulary

Tuesday 3/29:
1. Journals
2. Poetry Vocabulary
3. Word Parts #8 QUIZ
4. Word Parts #9
HW: Study your poetry and word parts

Wednesday 3/30:
1. Poetry Vocabulary
2. Review Word Parts
HW: Study your poetry and word parts

Thursday 3/31:
1. Finish Poetry Vocabulary
2. Continue Poetry
HW: Bring any poem or song lyrics that you like to class with you tomorrow.

Friday 4/1:
1. Continue Poetry
HW: Bring any poem or song lyrics that you like to class with you on Monday.

On a blank sheet of paper set up in MLA format, please answer the following questions:

1. What is something new you learned yesterday in the library?
2. What was your favorite poetry station, and why?
3. What was your least favorite poetry station, and why?
4. When we go to the library again tomorrow, what are some ways to show our librarian and her classroom respect?

Thank you! :)

3/21 to 3/25

Monday 3/21:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Review "Flowers for Algernon" Essays
3. Begin Poetry Vocabulary
HW: Study your Word Parts #7

Tuesday 3/22:
1. Journals
2. Word Parts #7 Quiz
3. Word Parts #8
4. Continue Poetry Vocab
HW: Study your Poetry Vocab

Wednesday 3/23:
Library Poetry Stations!

Thursday 3/24:
1. Journals
2. Continue Poetry Vocab
3. Start Poetry
HW: Poetry Review

Friday 3/25:
Library Poetry Stations!

What is the difference between ESSAYS, SUMMARIES, and STORIES? How are they the same? How are they different?

Get out this week's list of word parts. Start quizzing a partner, as long as you are done with all your pictures. Get ready for Mrs. Hislop to quiz you and your partner!

3/7 to 3/11

Monday 3/7:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Word Parts Quiz #6
3. Word Parts #7
HW: Study your word parts

Tuesday 3/8:
1. Journals
2. Review F4A
3. Review 5-Paragraph Essays
HW: Study your word parts

Wednesday 3/9:
1. Journals
2. Begin 5-Paragraph Essays: F4A
HW: Finish your rough draft

Thursday 3/10:
1. Journals
2. Study Word Parts
3. Peer Editing: 5-Paragraph Essays
HW: Be ready to write tomorrow!

Friday 3/11:
1. Journals
2. 5-Paragraph Essays FINAL DRAFTS

HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK! See you Monday, March 21!

For today's journal, write 1-2 paragraphs explaining whether or not you think Charlie should have ever had the operation. I will be collecting them today, so please do them on a separate piece of paper.

For today's journal, write 1-2 paragraphs predicting what will happen next in "Flowers for Algernon."

Thank you! :)

Please get out your word parts study sheet. IF YOU ARE DONE WITH THE ENTIRE THING, INCLUDING THE PICTURES, you may choose a partner and quiz each other. IF THERE ARE ANY BLANKS ON IT AT ALL, please stay in your desk and finish it. THANK YOU!