Alliteration Repetition Assonance Consonance

Onomatopoeia Rhyme Meter

T.B. 588

Definition

Example

3. a) Rodney’s perfect moment is being upstate, surrounded by huge trees.

b)Lonnie’s perfect moment is when Rodney put his arms his shoulders and realizes he is a loyal friend.

4.a) The poems have no strict structure, no regular rhyme or meter, rhyme scheme, or fixed amount of lines per stanza. b)Free Verse fits these poems because its casual and conversational. It fits Lonnie’s voice.

Line in poetry Sound Device

Rabbits running over roses

Silver jet soars across the sky Just like a giant butterfly

He weeps on bleak hills over streams and broken streets.

Bang, Pow, Zip, Pop

The first fast cat was the scariest of all

Write the definition for the following word. Then provide an example.

1.Homophone: Example:

2.Homonym: Example:

Correct the Following sentences.

3.I will gladly except your gift. After all, it is my birthday.

4.I like all vegetables accept carrots.

5.Can you please take them they’re books?

6.I left my books over their.

Ideas Compared Ideas Conveyed

“Describe Somebody” lines 40-43

“Eric’s voice was like something that didn’t belong to him”

Simile: There is more to Eric than his bully side he sees at school.

“Almost a Summer’s Day” Lines 49-53

“…leaves are hands reaching out to you. Saying come on over here”

Personification: Rodney feels safe in upstate; the trees are reaching out to him.

Bell Ringer: Poetry in Lyrics –Fri. 3/23

Student Song Title Sound Devices

Figurative Language

Purpose of poetic devices: to emphasize meaning or sound of words

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Bell Ringer: DLP Tues. 3/27

Write the following sentences. Then make corrections to spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes.

1. The book night , by elie Wiesel , was a good book.

2. My call to action is that your allways responsible for standing up for others.

3. The hole time I was reading the memoir I was thinking of the bad atrocities.

4. Well, the nazis were bad people.

5. Next, I’m going to tell you about the themes in Night.

6. The man was drivieing to his new home.

Class work: Poetry Collection 1Read pages 598-605. Then answer questions 1-9 on page 606. Complete this on a separate sheet of paper.

You do not have to write the question, but you do need to write in Complete sentences.

Then complete the Vocabulary Builder and Writing Activity on page 607.

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Bell Ringer: using Context CluesTh. 3/29 T.B 598-599

Read the following sentences. Underline the words in the sentence that Provide context clues to the meaning of the underlined word.

1. Sheila is such a flatterer; she constantly compliments and praises me. I don’t know when she is being sincere.

2. I have to purchase a kennel for my dog before my trip because the airlines will not allow a loose dog on the plane even if he is on a leash.

3. The winner of the contest accepted the award with rapture and ecstasy.

4. Carrie Underwood’s voice has an unmistakable singularity; her voice is like no other.

5. The teacher tried to come up with a peaceful resolution for the two quarreling boys but the boys continued their strife.

Apply the Skills: pg. 606 Questions 1-9

2a. The cat runs “off her mat,” and into a sycamore tree. 2b. The cat runs because it is being chased. 2c. The way the speaker describes the chase suggests that the person does not like the cat. The speaker calls her a scratcher and hope she will be caught. 3a. The moon walks in silvery shoes. 3b. The moon light turns everything silver. 3c. The poet creates a peaceful mood for the reader. 4a. She says she used to” live in the narrowest nest in the corner.” 4b. Her burning desire was to travel to a bigger world. 4c. She fought off the forces constraining her to her narrow world and “Soared to the uttermost reaches” of the world.

Apply the Skills: pg. 606 Questions 1-9

5a. The speaker’s world was very small, but he discovered that if she wanted a bigger world, she had to fight to achieve it. 6. You may use the synonym “scratch “ to determine the meaning. The cat is clawing its way up the tree bark. 7.Abide means to live. The poem gives you clues by using the words “nest” and “your world”.

Sound Device Cat! Silver Your World

Alliteration Slathery/slithery/scat/sleek/

Slowly/silent/silver Narrowest / Nest

Onomatopoeia Pftts/Wuff

Rhyme Flatter/chatter/scatter

By/eye Dog/Log

Breeze/ Ease

9. Sound devices can help the reader to hear the musical aspects of language and reinforce the mood or meaning of the poem.

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Homework: pgs. 644-645

Complete activities Complete activities 1-15 on a separate 1-15 on a separate sheet of paper. Be sheet of paper. Be sure to write out the sure to write out the sentencessentences

Workbook: Poetry Collection 1

Read and complete pages Read and complete pages 232-236. 232-236.

Complete all margin Complete all margin activities and questions 1-4 activities and questions 1-4 on page 237on page 237

Complete writing activity on Complete writing activity on page 238page 238

Bell Ringer: DLP Wed. 3/28

1. The holocaust was a macabre time in history thus we should never forget those that perished, during the 1940s.

2. After Elie was liberated he looked at him self in the mirror.

3. The germans were exposed to propaganda but many of them left the country because they did not agree with nazi ideology.

4. Well, I will now discuss three themes in night. Father son relationships, loss of faith, and being a voice for the voiceless.

Write out the sentences. Make corrections to grammar and punctuation.

Bell Ringer: DLP Th. 3/29

1. After all he has bin threw how can you deny him his right to justice.

2. How can you deny him his right to justice after all he has binn threw.

3. We should treat everyone equal.

4. He was upset because 3 of the student’s books were damaged consequently they had to be replaced.

5. I definitley need to see my doctor unless I begin to fill better.

6. Unless I begin to fill better I definitley need to see my doctor.

7. The new comitee members are: Robert Smith, Allie Lilly, and Rachel Brown.

Write out the sentences. Make the proper corrections to grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Class work / Homework : Poetry Collection 2

Read pages 608-611Read pages 608-611

Answer questions 1-9 on Answer questions 1-9 on page 612page 612

Vocabulary Builder on page Vocabulary Builder on page 613613

Writing Activity on page 613Writing Activity on page 613

Apply the Skills page 612-613

2a. The speaker describes her thumbprint as “a unique design” of “whorls” “whirls” and “wheels” . 2b. Her thumbprint is important because it symbolizes her uniqueness.

3a. Lines 14-15 suggest that although the many indistinguishable parts of a human may not seem individual or unique, they may add up to be a unique person. 3b. Place a high value on individuality because they want to feel special and as if there is no one in the world quite like them.

4a. Martin Luther King Junior wanted people to refer to him as the drum major of peace.

4b. The speaker mentions drum of triumph, pain and life, funeral drums, marching drums, and drums that call.

4c. A drummer is a good symbol for a leader because the drummer keeps a marching band together and sets the pace.

5a. Ring Out: the old, the false, grief , feuds between the rich and poor, dying causes, political strife, want, care, sin, lack of faith , false pride.

5b:. Ring in : the new, the true, redress (reconciliation), noble ways of living, good manners, good laws, good cheer, love of truth, right , and peace.

6a. Grand is presented as an antonym of base, a clue that base means lowly.

7.The word “Feud “seems to describe some kind of contrast or conflict between the rich and poor, a clue that “feud” means a “fight” or “conflict “or “dspute.

8. Thumb Print

The Drum Ring Out Wild Bells

Alliteration Impress/implant

Big/ Bass Civic/Slander

Onomatopoeia

Pa-rum rat tat – tat

ring

Rhyme Brain/rain Drum/ pa-rum

Cause/laws

Classwork: T.B. 614-615

Vocabulary Skill: 1-5Vocabulary Skill: 1-5

Grammar Lesson: 1-5Grammar Lesson: 1-5

Reading –Conext Clues: 1-4Reading –Conext Clues: 1-4

Bell Ringer: Tues. 4/17

There once was a clover named Kate,Who sat on the edge of a plate,The fancy folk dined,On foods of all kind,Then tossed her at quarter past eight.

Read the following poems. Then write the type/form of poem. Then Provide a quick description.

Poem #1Type:

Description:

Poem #2Type:

Description

An old silent pond...A frog jumps into the pond,

splash! Silence again.

Limerick

A limerick is a silly poem with five lines A limerick is a silly poem with five lines following the AABBA rhyme scheme.following the AABBA rhyme scheme. They are often funny or nonsensical.  They are often funny or nonsensical. 

The first, second and fifth lines rhyme The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9).  number of syllables (typically 8 or 9).  The third and fourth lines rhyme with The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6).  of syllables (typically 5 or 6).  

Limericks often start with the line Limericks often start with the line "There once was a..." or "There was "There once was a..." or "There was a..."a..."

Haiku

Three lined poem Three lined poem

First line has First line has five syllables . five syllables . Second line Second line hashas seven seven. Last line has . Last line has five syllables. five syllables.

Originated in Japan.Originated in Japan.

Usually Usually about Nature about Nature

Poetic Form-T.B. 589

Type of Poem Description Poem

Lyric “Thumbprint” by Eve Merriam

Narrative “Describe Somebody” by Jacqueline Woodson

Ballads

Free Verse “Cat!” by Eleanor Farjeon

Haiku “The Frog” by Basho Matsuo

Rhyming Couplets “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Limericks “Clover named Kate”

Bell Ringer: Word of the Day Wed. 4/18/12

Ponderous

Definition: 1. Very heavy ; having great weight or bulk.

2.Oppressively unpleasant or dull. Not lively

Parts of Speech:

Ponderous = Adjective

Ponderously = Adverb

Ponderousness= Noun

Synonyms:Def. 1. Weighty

Cumbersome

Heavy

Synonyms: Def. 2. Boring

Dull

Mind-numbing

Sentence: (with context clues)

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Classwork: Poetry – T.B. 620

Read the poems on pages 622-Read the poems on pages 622-625625

Answer questions 1-8 on page Answer questions 1-8 on page 626626

Vocabulary Builder on page 627Vocabulary Builder on page 627

Classwork: Poetry W.B. 247

Complete the activities on pages 247-Complete the activities on pages 247-251251

Be sure to complete the margin Be sure to complete the margin activities. activities.

Answer questions 1-4 on page 251.Answer questions 1-4 on page 251.

Bell Ringer: Context Clues

Th. 4/19/12

Write down the following sentences. Underline the words that are clues that help you define the underlined word.

1. She couldn’t understand how the mice eluded the traps ; they were able to eat all the peanut butter out of the traps without springing the trap.

2. Emily was very fastidious. Her room had to be perfectly clean and organized or she would be extremely upset.

3. Mary was scared that the dog was going to hurt her baby, but after a while she found that the dog was innocuous.

Apply the Skills: page 6262a. The drivers of the concrete mixers are on the backs of the vehicles.

2b. The drivers are very small in comparison to the trucks.

3a. The unusual events include bridges quaking with fear, machines eating houses, and stairways walking all by themselves. 3b. The speaker has seen suspension bridges moving in the wind, bull dozers knocking down buildings, and escalators.

4a. The repeated phrases are “Come, /Let us roam the night together singing/” and “I love you,”4b. The repetition makes the poem sound like a song with choruses, and singing is often joyful.

5a. The speaker urges the listener to sing as they roam the night together. 5b. The speaker sees the night as a celebration of love, romance, and happiness.

6.A trough looks like an elephant’s trunk; it pours the concrete.

7a. It means someone who takes care of elephants. 7b. Context clues tell you that the drivers take care of trucks as caretakers care for animals .

Apply the skills: Analogies

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Concrete Mixers Elephants Are similar to

Relating Factor

Line in Poem

“Concrete Mixers” Both are big and taken care of by humans

“drivers perch like mahouts”

Type of Figurative Language

Simile

Because

Apply the skills: Analogies

#8

Windows TeethAre similar to

Relating Factor

Line in Poem

“The City is so Big”

Type of figurative language

Because

Apply the skills: Analogies

#8

Stars Great Drops of Golden dewAre similar to

Relating Factor

Line in Poem

“Harlem Night Song”

Type of figurative language

Because

Poetry Test: Study Guide You will need to know:

Figurative Language 1.Metaphor 2.Simile 3.Personification4.Hyperbole 5.Symbolism

Sound Devices 6.Alliteration7.Assonance 8.Consonance 9.Onomatopoeia 10.Rhyme 11.Meter 12.Syllable Counts 13.Repetition

Words of the Day14.Epiphany 15.Dichotomy 16.Atrocity 17.Fastidious 18.Innocuous 19.Advocate

Poems to Study20.“Concrete Mixers” 21.“The City is so Big” 22.“Harlem Night Song”

Context Clues23.Contrast 24.Synonyms 25.Explanation 26.Eample

Using Context Clues: T.B. 635

Reading: Context Clues on page 635Reading: Context Clues on page 635

Questions 1-5Questions 1-5