Showing posts with label December. Show all posts
Showing posts with label December. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
December 11, 2007
We worked on finishing up the books for the Kindergarteners, and wrote odes.
The Odes we wrote were Nerudaesque Odes -- odes to common things. Find some odes by Pablo Neruda at http://sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl/chile/misc/odas.html
The Odes we wrote were Nerudaesque Odes -- odes to common things. Find some odes by Pablo Neruda at http://sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl/chile/misc/odas.html
December 17, 2007
December 17, 2007
Today students wrote Tritinas, and some worked on the challenge of writing a Sestina. These are free verse poems, each with a particular format.
Tritina comes from the Latin word for three. The poet selects three words that can hold much meaning. Those most important words are placed at the ends of lines in a specified pattern.
There are three stanzas and an envoy.
Find instructions for writing a tritina at http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/tritina.htm
or
http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1103398
Each students should have handed in an ink copy of his or her tritina.
Students should have also handed in their ink copies of their odes if they didn't last time.
Today students wrote Tritinas, and some worked on the challenge of writing a Sestina. These are free verse poems, each with a particular format.
Tritina comes from the Latin word for three. The poet selects three words that can hold much meaning. Those most important words are placed at the ends of lines in a specified pattern.
There are three stanzas and an envoy.
Find instructions for writing a tritina at http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/tritina.htm
or
http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1103398
Each students should have handed in an ink copy of his or her tritina.
Students should have also handed in their ink copies of their odes if they didn't last time.
Friday, December 7, 2007
December 7, 2007
December 7, 2007
Students worked on finishing up their children's books. If they took them home to finish, the books must be brought back finished to our next class.
Students worked on finishing up their children's books. If they took them home to finish, the books must be brought back finished to our next class.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007
The Child's book is due on this Friday, December 7.
We will be delivering and reading them to the kindergarten children on December 13.
The Child's book is due on this Friday, December 7.
We will be delivering and reading them to the kindergarten children on December 13.
Monday, December 3, 2007
December 3, 2007
December 3, 2007
The students worked today on their books for the kindergarteners. These are due on Friday, December 7.
The students worked today on their books for the kindergarteners. These are due on Friday, December 7.
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