On Thursday and Friday, May 5th and 6th we read Act I scene 5 up to where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. We then paraphrased the sonnet that Shakespeare weaves together through combinining Romeo and Juliet's lines.
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, May 9th we paraphrased Mercutio's speech about Queen Mab (page 47) and to illustrate Queen Mab and her chariot based on Mercutio's description.
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On Monday, May 2 we read up to Act 1 Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet and we learned that several characters are preparing to attend the Capulet party. Before we read the next scene, write your own version that predicts what important developments will occur. Remeber what each character's goals if for attending the party.
Remember to write it as a play.
Include ALL important characters.
You may use slang or dialect.
You do NOT have to write in Shakespearian language.
2 pages handwritten.
Remember to write it as a play.
Include ALL important characters.
You may use slang or dialect.
You do NOT have to write in Shakespearian language.
2 pages handwritten.
On Tuesday, April 26 we took a quiz on the Globe Theater. Make sure to stay after and make up that quiz if you have not yet taken it.
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On Monday, April 25 we looked at a power point on the Globe Theater as an introduction to the Romeo and Juliet Unit. Please make sure to look at the power point in the Globe Theater section of this w
This is a reminder to all parents and students that there is a test on Friday, April 15th. We will review for this test in class on thursday. Make sure to study the following concepts:
1. Historical information on the Harlem Renaissance
2. All poetry terms
3. TPCASTT
4. Know the themes of all 10 poems we studied
5. Meter
Notes and exercises for these concepts can be found in the Student Work section of this website.
1. Historical information on the Harlem Renaissance
2. All poetry terms
3. TPCASTT
4. Know the themes of all 10 poems we studied
5. Meter
Notes and exercises for these concepts can be found in the Student Work section of this website.
On Wednesday, April 13th we continues practicing scanning poetry for poetic meter. Please make sure you complete the assignment. The worksheet is posted below. If you cannot print it, you may write the answers on a sheet of white-lined paper.
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On Tuesday, April 12th, we practiced scanning poetry for meter using the following excercise worksheet. Please find a document file of the worksheet below. Please make sure this assignment is complete. If you do not have a printer, you may write the answers on a sheet of white-lined paper.
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On Monday, April 11th, we took notes on some of the finer points concerning poetic meter. Please make sure you copy these notes in your English notebook and have them ready everyday in class.
Meter- pattern of accented and unaccented syllables
Syllable – Smallest unit of meter (sound in language) We clap along with language to count the syllables.
Foot – group of two syllables. Type of meter determined by the number of feet and the type of foot
Scansion – process of grouping the syllables in a line of poetry into feet and marking the accented and unaccented syllables
/ - Macron: Greek for long (accented)
U – Breve: Greek for short (unaccented)
Iamb – A foot with an unaccented first syllable and an accented second syllable
Trochee – A foot with an accented first syllable and an unaccented second syllable
There are 8 types of meter
Monometer – line with 1 foot
Dimeter – line with 2 feet
Trimeter – line with 3 feet
Tetrameter – line with 4 feet
Pentameter – line with 5 feet
Hexameter – line with 6 feet
Heptameter – line with 7 feet
Octometer – line with 8 feet
Meter- pattern of accented and unaccented syllables
Syllable – Smallest unit of meter (sound in language) We clap along with language to count the syllables.
Foot – group of two syllables. Type of meter determined by the number of feet and the type of foot
Scansion – process of grouping the syllables in a line of poetry into feet and marking the accented and unaccented syllables
/ - Macron: Greek for long (accented)
U – Breve: Greek for short (unaccented)
Iamb – A foot with an unaccented first syllable and an accented second syllable
Trochee – A foot with an accented first syllable and an unaccented second syllable
There are 8 types of meter
Monometer – line with 1 foot
Dimeter – line with 2 feet
Trimeter – line with 3 feet
Tetrameter – line with 4 feet
Pentameter – line with 5 feet
Hexameter – line with 6 feet
Heptameter – line with 7 feet
Octometer – line with 8 feet
On Friday, April 8th, we TPCASTT the poem "The Weary Blues." Pelase make sure this assignment is complete.
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,
Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,
I heard a Negro play.
Down on Lenox Avenue the other night
By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light
He did a lazy sway ....
He did a lazy sway ....
To the tune o' those Weary Blues.
With his ebony hands on each ivory key
He made that poor piano moan with melody.
O Blues!
Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
Sweet Blues!
Coming from a black man's soul.
O Blues!
In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone
I heard that Negro sing, that old piano moan--
"Ain't got nobody in all this world,
Ain't got nobody but ma self.
I's gwine to quit ma frownin'
And put ma troubles on the shelf."
Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.
He played a few chords then he sang some more--
"I got the Weary Blues
And I can't be satisfied.
Got the Weary Blues
And can't be satisfied--
I ain't happy no mo'
And I wish that I had died."
And far into the night he crooned that tune.
The stars went out and so did the moon.
The singer stopped playing and went to bed
While the Weary Blues echoed through his head.
He slept like a rock or a man that's dead.
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,
Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,
I heard a Negro play.
Down on Lenox Avenue the other night
By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light
He did a lazy sway ....
He did a lazy sway ....
To the tune o' those Weary Blues.
With his ebony hands on each ivory key
He made that poor piano moan with melody.
O Blues!
Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
Sweet Blues!
Coming from a black man's soul.
O Blues!
In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone
I heard that Negro sing, that old piano moan--
"Ain't got nobody in all this world,
Ain't got nobody but ma self.
I's gwine to quit ma frownin'
And put ma troubles on the shelf."
Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.
He played a few chords then he sang some more--
"I got the Weary Blues
And I can't be satisfied.
Got the Weary Blues
And can't be satisfied--
I ain't happy no mo'
And I wish that I had died."
And far into the night he crooned that tune.
The stars went out and so did the moon.
The singer stopped playing and went to bed
While the Weary Blues echoed through his head.
He slept like a rock or a man that's dead.