English 7

Sem 2: Week 14

Monday

• Please turn in your last IRL! Yay!!

• Today– Grammar• How to use semicolons.

– Reading a short story

Semicolon

• Use a semicolon to separate main clauses that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction.

– She can’t play the saxophone, but I know she’s like to learn.

– She can’t play the saxophone; I know she’d like to learn.

Directions: Rewrite these sentences taking out the comma and coordination conjunction, and replace it with a semicolon.

1. I arrived late, so I crept on the stairs quietly.

2. Mrs. Lopez isn’t home, but she did leave you a note.

3. Your backpack is heavy, for you have too many books in it.

4. There aren’t enough pencils, yet we can’t get any more.

5. For homework complete the questions, and write them in full sentences.

Directions: Combine the following simple sentences using a semicolon.

1. I have time to look for the answer on-line. It should be easy.

2. There are three cookies left. Peter ate the rest.

3. The flowers were pruned. Mr. Bents came by yesterday.

4. It’s chilly outside. I will bring an extra sweater.

5. The phone is off the hook. It fell off the table.

Review

• Haiku is a type of poetry originating from ______________.

• Haikus are usually about ____________.

• They consist of _____ lines of _____ syllables.

Review

• Analogies– Start worksheet and complete for homework.• Due Wednesday.

Reading

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

• What images or phrases come to mind?

Let’s meet: Robert Frost

• Pg. 227

• Literal Meaning may differ than the figurative meaning.

• What literally is going on in the poem?

• What could be the figurative meaning?

Let’s answer questions on page 227

1. In what ways is the setting of this poem like and unlike the place that you live?

2. Describe the setting—both the time and the place.

b). How does the description of the time affect the meaning of the poem?

3. Why has the speaker in “Stopping by Woods..” stopped here?

b) What about the place captures his attention?

4. What sights and sounds does the speaker describe?

b). What words would you use to describe the feeling of the place?

c). What is the mood or feeling of the poem?

Wednesday

Wednesday

• Need a couple of people to present at the Milken Assembly for community service.

• Review Semicolons.

• Writing a summary of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

Directions: Combine the following simple sentences using a semicolon.

1. I have time to look for the answer on-line. It should be easy.

2. There are three cookies left. Peter ate the rest.

3. The flowers were pruned. Mr. Bents came by yesterday.

4. It’s chilly outside. I will bring an extra sweater.

5. The phone is off the hook. It fell off the table.

Writing a summary

• Start by a summary topic sentence.

• Note the most important details.

• Elaborate with more description.

• Conclude.

Summarizing Topic Sentence

• Three parts– Item– Summarizing verb– Finished thought

The poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” illustrates a metaphor between stopping in a snowy forest and traveling on life’s path.

Most important details

• ____________________________• ____________________________• ____________________________

Elaborate • ___________________________________________

_______________________________– _______________________________________________

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_______________________________– _______________________________________________

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_______________________________– _______________________________________________

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Conclude

• _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

For homework

• Complete the summary of the poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

• Use your notes to help you.