Thursday, April 3, 2014

Announcements and Reminders:  We need ALL children's books turned in.

Today’s Agenda: 1. Prompt:  Responding to a poem (see the poem and instructions on the handout) Ways of Looking at Adolescence: 1. dictionary definition:   http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/adolescence 2. From an adolescent's point of view 3. From a parent's point of view 4. From a teacher's point of view 5. From the point of view of someone who thinks that teens are dangerous 6. From an advertising company's point of view 7. 2. More from The Hormone Jungle 3. Write a ___ Ways of Looking At  . . .  Poem. Thirteen Ways, or Five Ways, or . . . . Poems 4. Assignment: Write your own thirteen ways or five ways or. . . . ways poem (at least five) 5. Finish writing your tritina. 6. By the end of class, hand in a second draft, very readable copy of  a tritina and  a ____ Ways poem

If you were absent:  Find the handout in our class handout box, read the poem, and follow the instructions. Write and hand in a tritina and a ____ Ways poem

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