1. 8 th Graders Welcome! 1. Row Leaders: DO NOT grab your row’s folders from the folder box. 2. Have a seat before the bell rings or you will be late. :O) 3. Get out your materials and prepare to write your agenda. -Thank you!

2. A Quick Reminder: Do not get out of your seat without permission. If you are eating, put it away or throw it away. Do NOT shoot trash into the trash can. Be ready to work and stay on task.

3. 1. Write your agenda 2. Turn in Lit. Devices. Chart!!!* 3. Warm-up (A.L. #15)* 4. “Ode to Thanks” questions* (*on separate sheet) 5. Correct “Ode to Thanks” questions* ◦ Due at the end of the period. Objective: On a separate piece of paper, SWBAT answer comprehension questions about “Ode to Thanks.” HW: None. Have a wonderful weekend. 15.) “Ode to Thanks” para WU 4/1 A.L.: 15.) “Ode to Thanks” para WU 4/1 8 th Grade Agenda Friday 4-1-11

4. The poem “Ode to Thanks” celebrates the word “thanks” using metaphors, similes, personification, and other literary and poetic devices. Review your bubble map from yesterday, and write one FULL paragraph discussing how using these devices gave more meaning to the poem. (AT LEAST 6 SENTENCES) Hint: Remember our discussion yesterday. We talked about this as we broke down each of the bubbles. Ex sent: When Neruda says ______________, he implies that ____________________. In the poem when it says _______________, the reader is able to imagine _____________ because ____________. Assignment Log #15 15.) “Ode to Thanks” para WU 4/1

5. “Ode to Thanks” questions* *Holt L&LA (p. 441) **Answer questions 1-12 on page 441. Write all of your answers in COMPLETE sentences. ***You will need your stamp BEFORE we go over the sentences. ****No work = detention

6. “Ode to Thanks” questions REVIEW Use a RED PEN to correct your mistakes! You WILL lose points if you do not have your corrections.

7. Winding Down *Class is almost over, so it is time to: 1. Recap: Did you accomplish this objective?  Objective: On a separate piece of paper, SWBAT answer comprehension questions about “Ode to Thanks.” 2. Take out agenda to be checked. 3. When you are dismissed, row leaders please put the folders away.

8. Materials needed 1. Holt L&LA books

9. State Standards 3.1Determine and articulate the relationship between the purposes and characteristics of different forms of poetry (for example, ballad). 3.6 Identify significant literary devices (e.g., metaphor, symbolism, dialect, irony) that define a writer's style and use those elements to interpret the work.