Thursday-Friday,+May+5-6+(2A+and+1B)

Bell Ringer: Phrase Poems!
Mature writers vary their sentence structure- meaning every sentence doesn't say, "Subject, verb, blah...." Today, lets practice using different types of phrases. What is a gerund phrase?
 * 1) Try coming up with a sentence that BEGINS with a gerund phrase! Share it with your group members to check your work.
 * 2) Now, choose one of the patterns for [|The Poetry of Phrases.doc]. Write a phrase poem following the pattern. Post it on the discussion board!

Read Aloud
Read "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. TPCASTT together and discuss.
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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 #. Test coming up on poetry! Check out the study guide!