May 16, 2018

Objective:  I can understand the connections between Lord of the Rings and Beowulf.  
Agenda:  

• Entry Task:  Get out a pen(cil) and a green lit. book, turn to p. 18
  • Follow along with slideshow introduction; get copy of slideshow rough draft
  • Read the excerpt from Beowulf and answer any 5 questions
    
    • Complete rough draft of slides for Beowulf 
• Exit Task:  Turn in your answers from the week--National Geographic, Clash of the Gods, and today's reading questions.

Objective:  I can review common poetic devices and practice using them in my own writing through exploring the psychological trait of Synesthesia.
Agenda:  

• Entry Task:  Define any (or all) the following terms in your anthology:  alliteration, hyperbole, imagery, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, and simile.
• Watch this!  Define Synesthesia in your own words
• Read this!  Note which aspects of the trait you would like and which you would dislike
• Try this!  Using the idea of Synesthesia and as many of the poetic devices as you can, answer the questions on the paper provided.  
• Exit Task:  After you answer all questions, select your 15 favorite, and rewrite the answers in any order as a poem.