Objective: Students will be able to identify all poetic devices in two GREAT poems.

1. Share and turn in your news event poem.
2. Go over yesterday's handout: "First Lesson"
3. "Boy with His Hair Cut Short" handout
4. Book Report is only homework of the week. Get 'er done!

Objective: Students will analyze two poems.

1. Good Moerning
2. "First Lesson" handout
3. Complete News Eevnt Poem
4. Book Report Due Friday. NO LATE PAPERS. No Excuse. Will not grade a late one!

Objective: Students will write a poem from a recent news article.

1. CAT6 #30
2. Turn in CAT6 Packet 21-30
3. Go over and turn in Analogies Handout.
4. Elegy assignment. Page 472-476
5. Finish Night tonight. Haiku due Friday. Test tomorrow.

Objective: Students will discuss two poem analysis and review word analogies by completing a class activity.

1. CAT6 #29
2. Night Chapters 6-7 Quiz
3. Discuss poem handout from yesterday.
4. Analogy Handout5. Chapter 8 Night tonight

Objective: Students will analyze two poems and identify all poetic devices.

1. Good Morning Everyone!!! CAT6 #28
2. "Fast Car" and "State Fair" Poster Presentations
3. Poetry handout: "Ex-Basketball Player"
4. Read Chp. 7 and write haiku.

Objective: Students will watch a 30 minute video called "A Teenager's Experience" and note the similarities between Night and the teen's story.

1. Video
2. Read Chapter 6 tonight.

BOOK REPORT. May 30.

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Objective: Students will complete analysis of 4 poems using the interactive reader.

1. Get your interactive reader.
2. Complete pages 224-235.
3. Read Chapter 5 of Night. Complete Haiku for chapter.

Book Report due on May 30th. Warren is starting to grade Man is Evil project... finally.

Objective: The students will discuss poem analysis posters and write original haikus for each chapter of Night.

1. CAT6 #27
2. Poem Posters (Goodbye Earl and Big Bad John)
3. Night Haiku intro and write one for Chps. 1-3
4. Night Chp. 4

Book Report (The Last one) due May 30. NO LATE PAPERS

Objective: Students will complete Night Chapter 2 Study Guide and share Story Song Analysis.

1. CAT6 #26
2. Chapter 1-2 Quiz
3. Story Songs Presentations (Last Kiss and Never Again)
4. Chapter 2 Study Guide
5. Read Chapter 3

Objective: Students will read, analyze and write a prose poem.

1. CAT6 #25
2. Discuss and turn in Night Chp. 1 Assignment.
3. Read "A Storm in the Mountains" page 459
4. Complete Prose Poem assignment.
5. Read Chp. 2 of Night

Objective: Students will write about the first chapter of Night and discuss with a the important events of the exposition.

1. CAT6 #24
2. Chapter 1 Handout.
3. Complete group poster for presentation on Monday.

No reading tonight. Have a great weekend!

Objective: Students will analyze poems that have the same literary elements as stories.

1. CAT6 #23
2. Poetry Notes
3. Group Activity
4. Homework: Night Chp. 1 (2000 point quiz tomorrow)

Objective: Students will check out our last novel and watch an introductory video.

1. Get ID, go to library and get Night.
2. Night Intro Video.

We begin Night Tomorrow.

Objective: Students will PASS the District Writing Test.

It's National Teacher Day: Please put all gifts on my desk. :)

1. Writing Hints
2. Write Essay
3. Bring ID Card Tomorrow to get Night.

Objective: Students will read story and pre-write essay for the District Writing Test. This is 1/2 of your final for the semester. SO WRITE WELL!!

1. Get both the writing prompt and story.\
2. Read the prompt completely.
3. Read the story. Active Read if necessary. Try to figure out a theme for it as you read.
4. Pre-write your essay.
5. Turn in both sheets. You can't take them home.

Objective: The Students will read a parable and identify its symbolism. Then they will write one of their own.

1. Review notes on alegory and parables.
2. Read The Parable of the Good Samaritan and complete worksheet.
3. Write your own parable and share.
4. Last book report due May 30.