Monday, February 7, 2011

Thursday, February 3, 2011

HW for Thursday, 2/3

Bio Poem 3 -- read the directions!

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 2/3

Choose one of the prompts below and write a poem!

  • Write a poem that starts with a one word title, two words in the first line, three in the next, and continues by adding one word per line.
  • Write a poem that describes a walk through a house from the perspective of a child.
  • Write a poem about a chain-link fence.
  • Write a poem using, "how to...". For example, "how to write a poem", "how to break my heart"," how to distinguish a flower from a frog".
  • Write a poem about things that are transparent.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

HW for Tuesday, 2/1


IRP 5

Please type your answer. Include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.

Week 5 Question: What morals or lessons do you think the author intends his/her reader to find in this book? (200 words)

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 2/1


Today is the birthday of Langston Hughes! To celebrate one of my favorite poets, go to this site and watch the video:

Once you've finished with that, go to this site:
and read some of the Hughes's poems.