February 22, 2007
Class activities:
- Observe the “pirate lady” and discuss how writers use all their senses to make text come alive. Do a quick write of your observations.
- Poems–continue oral presentations
- Poems–read poetry written this week. (Students were reluctant to share and class was squished into a little room because of rain. We will be reading next week.)
- Explain acrostic poem and model examples.
- Brainstorm about yourself. Write an acrostic about yourself, using either single words or complete thoughts.
- Sound concepts mentioned: alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia
Homework: keep working on any unfinished projects, write in journals as much as possible, and write acrostic and be ready to read it next week.
