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Daily Objective: To appreciate the beauty and
majesty of famous writers’ poetry in order to be
inspired to write our own poems that will be just
as awe-inspiring and thought provoking.
Daily Assignments:
◦ Finish watching Dead Poets Society and complete activity
on it
◦ Begin poetry unit by reading “Those Winter Sundays” and
writing a poem about a relative
◦ Read “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Grass”—write a poem
on the topic of war
◦ RLARS for the last 15 minutes of class
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Daily Objective: To write poems modeled after those written by
famous authors to show we could also be successful famous
poets.
Daily Assignments:
◦ RLARS for 15 minutes
◦ Write a poem that is serious or comic which contains no more than two
words per line OR write a monologue poem
◦ Write a poem that is a haiku OR told largely in quotations OR contains
nonsense words
◦ Read:
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“Ask Me”
“Doo Wop”
“Monologue for an Onion”
“White Lies”
“Comment”
“Making it in Poetry”
“Dog Haiku”
“Silence”
“Jabberwocky”
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Daily Objective: To appreciate that a song can
be viewed as a work of art.
Daily Assignments:
◦ Read “Richard Cory,” “The Ballad of Birmingham,”
and “The Times They Are a-Changin’”
◦ Assign, work on, and turn in Song Presentation; if
time, we will begin presenting them
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Daily Objective: To appreciate the language,
culture, and themes present in Sandra
Cisneros’ writing.
Daily Assignments:
◦ Complete Art activity on The House on Mango
Street
◦ RLARS for last part of class
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Daily Objective: To appreciate the language,
culture, and themes present in Sandra
Cisneros’ writing.
Daily Assignments:
◦ Complete multiple choice and argument essay for
AP Exam on The House on Mango Street
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Daily Objective: To appreciate the language,
culture, and themes present in Sandra
Cisneros’ writing.
Daily Assignments:
◦ Complete synthesis and rhetorical analysis essay for
AP Exam on The House on Mango Street