1. 7-3 & 7-4

2.  Come in Quietly—Hope you had a great 4 day break!  Sit in you’re new seat.  Take out your vocabulary frayer models that are due today.-place your groups in 1 stack and one person in your group will turn them into the inbox.  Please take out you ELA notebook, binder and something to write with.

3. 1. Poetry must rhyme. 2. There are no rules to poetry 3. Poetry is never difficult to read or understand. 4. All poems contain a deep meaning. 5. Poems are always beautiful. 6. The purpose of all poetry is to express an emotion. This will be collected.

4. How does figurative language enhance a story or poems overall effect?

5.  ELACC7RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

6.  Fact vs. Fiction Questions-Collect  Briefly Go over Writing Fair  Hand out Poetry worksheet.  Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySqyQAs1XtM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySqyQAs1XtM  Go over rhyme, repetition, alliteration, rhyme scheme, rhyming couplet. (Metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, simile and imagery should be reviews.)  Give notes worksheet for student to take notes on.  Students will individually read the 3 poems & complete the questions.  Students may begin working on writing for writing fair

7.  Simile: Comparing 2 unlike things USING the words LIKE or As  Metaphor: Comparing 2 unlike things that DOES NOT contain LIKE or AS  Personification: A description that gives human qualities to an animal, object or idea.

8.  Form: The way a poems likes are laid out on the page. (length of lines: placement of lines or grouping of lines into stanzas.  Stanza: A group of 2 or more lines that form a unit in a poem. Stanzas may have the same number of lines or different number of lines.  Free Verse: Lines in poems that often flow more freely that those with a strict pattern of rhyme. They may sound more like everyday speech.

9.  Rhyme-The repetition of sounds at the end of words, as in ME and SEE  Repetition- The use of a word, phrase, or line more than once.  Alliteration- The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, such as the C in curved crook

10. They came to tell your faults to me, They named them over one by one; I laughed aloud when they were done, I knew them all so well before,-- Oh, they were blind, too blind to see Your faults had made me love you more. ”Faults” By Sara Teasdale -- Notice how the rhyme in this poem helps to create a mood that is playful and upbeat, even though the poem addresses a serious subject.

11.  The use of a word, phrase, or line more than once. How thin and sharp is the moon tonight! How thin and sharp and ghostly white Is the slim curved crook of the moon tonight! -- Notice the repeated phrases help to emphasize the moon’s shape.

12.  The repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words. How thin and sharp is the moon tonight! How thin and sharp and ghostly white Is the slim curved crook of the moon tonight! -- Notice the repeated phrases and the alliteration in the last line (curved crook) help to emphasize the moon’s shape.

13.  Companies that use alliterations: Coca-Cola, Best Buy, Dunkin’ Donuts, PayPal, Bed Bath & Beyond  Famous People that have alliterations in their name: Mickey Mouse, Marilym Monroe, Donald Duck, Ronald Regan, Spongebob Squarepants, Lois Lane

14.  A patter of END rhymes in a poem.  A rhyme scheme is noted by assigning a letter of the alphabet, beginning with a, to each line.  Lines that rhyme are given the same letter.  For example, lets look back at slide 10 to see the abbcac rhyme scheme.

15.  A rhyming couplet is a type of rhyme scheme.  It is a stanza that consists of two rhyming lines.  The first line in a poem that uses rhyming couples would have an aa rhyme scheme.

16.  Pg. 129 in Interactive Reader  Circle the words in the first three stanzas that rhyme. Then note the rhyme scheme by lettering the lines with]s a’s, b’s and so on.  What is the name of this rhyme scheme?  Analyze: Put a check mark next to the stanzas that describe a building. Put an X by the stanzas that describe a relationship.  In your own words, tell how building a wall and establishing a relationship are similar.

17.  Pg: 130 Interactive Reader  What line contains an example of an alliteration?  Underline words and phrases that are repeated in this poem.  In your own words, tell what message this repetition helps communicate.

18.  Pg: 131 Interactive Reader  Underline the words repeated in line 7 and the words repeated in line 9.  What important idea does the repetition of these words emphasize?  According to the speaker, what did the angels do? Why?  Why might it be important for the speaker to believe this?  Line 27-33 using letters mark the rhyme scheme.  What feeling is created by rhyme, repetition, and rhythm of these lines?

19. 1 st : Please turn in your poem packet 2 nd : Ticket Out The Door!  Answer the following questions before you leave the room. 1. What is an alliteration? Give an example 2. What is a simile? Give an example 3. What is a metaphor? Give an example 4. What is personification? Give an example