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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

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The Capitol of Capitals: brief video to review capitalization


Tuesday, August 22, 2017

During Human Utopia

Keeping our momentum in class which has 10th, 11th and 12th graders this week will be difficult. However, I have structured our week in such a way that most of the key content will be available online.

Tuesday - types of rhymes, read "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson, identify types of rhymes in "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons and then Emily Dickinson poem

Wednesday - Review capitalization. Complete exercises on noredink.com. Review key moments of A Simple Heart, student-led discussion of the ending to be posted to blog for those unable to attend

Thursday - Review capitalization. Complete exercises on noredink.com. Review key moments of A Simple Heart, student-led discussion of the ending to be posted to blog for those unable to attend

Friday - Pre-assessment A Simple Heart exam; get copies of The Awakening

Monday - Pre-assessment A Simple Heart exam; get copies of The Awakening

Friday, August 18, 2017

Just in Time for Rhymes

Here's a brief video about different types of rhymes. While listening be sure to pause and take notes when necessary.




Key terms:

end rhyme
internal rhyme
perfect rhyme
half rhyme

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Oops: Clarification About Titles

Things to capitalize in a title:

Nouns (man, bus, book)
Adjectives (angry, lovely, small)
Verbs (run, eat, sleep)
Adverbs (slowly, quickly, quietly)
Pronouns (he, she, it)
Subordinating conjunctions (as, because, that)