TODAY'S LESSON AND HOMEWORK
Theme for the Year: CONNECTIONS
be sure to thank someone
for helping us have a good English class.
Homework Assignment
1. Write one chunk (3 sentences each) about an idea you have for our final writing project of the year. What topic would be a good one to end our year with -- a topic that would be both challenging and enjoyable? It would have to be a 5-paragraph essay, using 11-sentence body paragraphs, but otherwise ... think out of the box.
2. Write a tribute for Kara -- 8 sentences, and carefully and beautifully written. Print a copy and bring it to class tomorrow.
2. Write a tribute for Kara -- 8 sentences, and carefully and beautifully written. Print a copy and bring it to class tomorrow.
3. Memorize the first 3 lines of "Ithaka". Memorize first 7 lines by Thursday's class.
TODAY'S LESSON
Today you will (I hope) come to a clearer understanding of the importance of saying nothing negative about anyone. How does it relate to this year's English class?
Also, I hope you will come to some understanding of the poem we will be memorizing in the next few weeks.
The Steps of the Lesson
1. Twitter poems
2. Saying nothing negative.
3. The poem for memorizing: "Ithaka" by C. P. Cavafy
4. The Tempest
