1. Ninth Grade Lit.
August 2015

2. 8/7 Warm-up: In about 50 words, discuss the word you feel best applies to you.
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3. August 7 - Opening A Diamante is a 7 line poem using this template.
Line 1 – one word noun
Line 2 – 2 adjectives that describe the noun
Line 3 – 3 verbs that the noun does
Line 4 – 4 things (nouns) that the top and bottom noun have
Line verbs the bottom noun does
Line 6 – 2 adjectives that describe the bottom noun
Line 7 – a one word noun that is the opposite of the top noun

4. 8/7 Work Session– Create your own diamante using information from your warm-up.
A diamante is a 7 line poem using this template.
Line 1 – one word noun
Line 2 – 2 adjectives that describe the noun
Line 3 – 3 verbs that the noun does
Line 4 – 4 things (nouns) that the top and bottom noun both have
Line verbs the bottom noun does
Line 6 – 2 adjectives that describe the bottom noun
Line 7 – a one word noun that is the opposite of the top noun
EXAMPLE
Cat
Furry, silly
Sleeping, purring, meowing
Tail, fur, tongue, collar
Barking, playing, licking
Friendly, big
Dog
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5. 8/7 Closing
Question to the Teacher
On a slip of paper write your class period.
Next, write a question about this class or Butler High School that you would like answered.

6. August 10- Warm-Up
Quickwrite: In ½ page (50 words), explain what a person’s beliefs say about his/her character.
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7. August 10 – E.Q. and Opening What is a creed? What do I believe in?
E.Q. How can I use my beliefs to write a credo poem?
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8. 8/10 Work Session ELAGSE9-10W10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

9. August 10 – Closing Share poems
What did I learn about myself through completing this assignment?
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10. Tuesday, August 11- Warm-Up
Quickwrite: In ½ page (50 words), explain what makes someone a good or ethical person.
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11. Tuesday, August 11 – E.Q. and Opening
E.Q. How do I write a transgram poem?
The transgram is a poetic form in which a particular letter must appear in every word.
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12. Tuesday August 11 – Opening Exemplar
Inattentive Waiter (T poem)
Inattentive waiter resets tables
Urgent eyecontact underestimated another disgruntled customer
With influential ties to management
Complaints generated the subsequent afternoon
Flustered apologetic telephone conversation
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13. Tuesday, 8/11 Work Session
ELAGSE9-10W10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Complete a transgram poem of 25 or more words.
Requirements
Use the same letter in every word
Write a poem telling a story
Final draft in blue/black ink on loose leaf paper

14. Tuesday, August 11 – Closing
Share poems
What was the most difficult part of completing this assignment?
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15. Wednesday, August 12- Warm-Up
Quickwrite: In ½ page (50 words), explain how you make good decisions.
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16. Wednesday August 12 – Opening and E.Q.
E.Q. How do I annotate a poem while determining rhyme scheme, meaning, and theme?
Annotation is making notes on a poem to define unfamiliar words, ask yourself questions about meaning, record your understanding or insights, etc.
Rhyme Scheme is the pattern of the last word in each line.
Theme is the underlying meaning or central message of a text.
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17. Wednesday August 12 –Exemplar

18. Wednesday August 12 – Work Session
Read and annotate “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
Note the rhyme scheme
Answer the comprehension questions
ELAGSE9-10RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

19. Wednesday, August 12 – Closing
Ticket Out the Door
What is the theme of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”?
ELAGSE9-10RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

20. Thursday, August 13- Warm-Up
Quickwrite: In ½ page (50 words), tell what advice you will give your future children.
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21. Thursday August 13 –Opening
E.Q. How do I annotate a poem?
Review annotation and theme.

22. Thursday August 13 – Work Session
Read and annotate “If” by Rudyard Kipling
Answer the comprehension questions
ELAGSE9-10RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

23. Thursday, August 13 – Closing
Ticket Out the Door
What is the theme of Rudyard Kipling's "If”?
ELAGSE9-10RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

24. Friday, August 14- Warm-Up
Quickwrite: In ½ page (50 words), tell what you think makes a poem or song “great”.
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25. Friday August 14 –Opening
E.Q. How do I choose the text and image I would use to write a concrete poem?
A concrete poem is written in a shape that reflects its topic or theme.

26. Friday August 14 –Opening
E.Q. How do I choose the text and image I would use to write a concrete poem?
A concrete poem is written in a shape that reflects its topic or theme.

27. Friday August 14 – Work Session
Write the text for a concrete poem.
Rewrite the poem in the image of its topic or theme.
Be sure your poem makes sense!
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28. Friday, August 14 – Closing
Share your final draft.
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