Monday,+May+2

Bell Ringer: TPCASTT
TPCASTT Read the linked poem "Spring" by William Shakespeare. Model the TPCASTT analysis.
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 ==Group Practice: Analyzing Poetry Using TPCASTT == With your group, use the TPCASTT handout to complete the poetry analysis. Read the linked poem and look for rhyme scheme, stylistic devices, and meaning.
 * "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae


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Individual Practice
Using the TPCASTT handout, analyze your song!
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Mini-Lesson:
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Read "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. TPCASTT together and discuss.

Independent Practice
Write your own version of "Harlem." Follow the same pattern as the poem. Post this on your blog and post the link to the post in the discussion board.

Homework
thINK for this quarter is due on Wednesday, May 11th. It should be about a poem or song. Make sure that it is revised and edited, posted on your blog, and linked to the thINK discussion board!

Use the provided outline and checklist!

How are you doing on journaling? Remember that you need to turn in journals as soon as you have 3 books journaled. You should have at least 15-20 GOOD entries that address every LOT #.

Remember to review your books on Goodreads.com! Set up a 4th quarter shelf and put this on your blog.