Lessons for Oct 19-23
Oct 19
WOD #1: Parse: to analyze (a sentence) in terms of
grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech,
syntactic relations, etc. 2. to describe (a word in a
sentence) grammatically, identifying the part of speech,
inflectional form, syntactic function, etc. 3. to analyze
(something, as a speech or behavior) to discover its
implications or uncover a deeper meaning:
WOD#2: reproach: verb 1. to find fault with (a person,
group, etc.); blame; censure. 2. to upbraid. 3. to be a
cause of blame or discredit to.
noun 4. blame or censure conveyed in disapproval
5. an expression of upbraiding, censure, or reproof. 6.
disgrace, discredit, or blame incurred7. a cause or
occasion of disgrace or discredit.
1 go over WOD used in context of the poem used in class today
2 individually complete mult choice questions about poem “The Albuquerque
Graveyard”
3 Discuss as small group and come to consensus on answer for each
question
4 go over correct answers
5 watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Qp1WmWIDo
6 discuss poem, historical message, and link to poetry project, also go over
literary allusion with Othello.
Oct 20
WOD#1= discursive: passing aimlessly from one subject to
another; digressive; rambling. 2. proceeding by reasoning or
argument rather than intuition.
WOD#2= elegy: a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem,
especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead. 2. a poem
written in elegiac meter.
**found in your mult choice yesterday
1 get in 6 groups
2 each group picks 2 poems/poetry allusions found in PWB in Adah’s chapters.
3 For those 2 poems: find original poem, read it, analyze meaning, find poem in
PWB, check if there is any difference between original and what is in PWB,
analyze how the incorporation of the poem enhances meaning in PWB and extends
to theme of the book.
4 Go to forum on netschool in PWB section and post to the forum once for each of
your 2 poems with the information you found in the above task.
5 As prep for future discussion/essay, check out what is posted on the forum from
all classes.
Oct 21
WOD: MORAL= of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or
rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong;
ethical 2. expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right
conduct, as a speaker or a literary work. 3. founded on the
fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities
enactment, or custom 4. capable of conforming to the rules of
right conduct: 5. virtuous in sexual matters
1 Go over example of: (both resources on netschool)
- A superior introduction paragraph (and what is done well)
- taking a 5 paragraph to a 6-7 for on demand essay
2 revisit denotation of ‘moral’ and talk about that in relation to scores and needing to
accurately address the prompt in the essay
3 get back on demand essay and make revisions in order to earn more points. Think 1st
about accurately addressing the prompt, then best evidence to support that, and finally
your level or analysis to go deeper with the “so what” and the diction/syntax you use to
convey all that.
**on demand essays can not leave the room
Oct 22
WOD:
Announcement- Friday will not be your choice of what to do if you have any
assignments missing. They come 1st.
1 Compete the epigraph assignment (formative assessment) with your group.
2 go over where to find the sonnet project guide and what the focus statement is.
Oct 23
WOD:
1 Read some posts on the PWB literary allusions in the forum,
2 make revisions to on-demand essay.
3 Work on sonnet project (summative assessment due Monday 26th)
4 individual conferences related to: grades, missing assignments, college essays, etc.
5 work on any other outstanding assignments