Monday, October 26, 2015

American Smooth--Poetry of Rita Dove

Rita Dove Poetry Calendar
Ballard/Murai
Fall 2015—Please note that your HOMEWORK assignments are written in the EVEN day spot immediately following the ODD day you had class.
ODD—OCTOBER 26
Vocab Test #2
Receive Vocab List #3
Test over #3—F 11/5

Share last lit terms

Begin Rita Dove Unit
Dove Background Info


EVEN—27
Ext 6/7
HW: work on lit term definitions.
 Find out biographical info on the following women: Billie Holiday, Frida Kahlo, wife of Nestor (Greek King of Pylos), Tou Wan (wife/consort of Liu Sheng), Catherine of Alexandria, and Catherine of Siena.
Read “Historical Figures” and do ½ sheet assignments.
ODD—28

Mini-lesson: enjambment, caesura, end-stopped lines

Discuss Historical Figures

Class Color Marking Activity
Poetry Explication example on Padlet
    
EVEN—29
Ext 1/2
HW:
Initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in “Historical Figures”).  Read through other posts to be sure you are not repeating information.  If you will be, you need to choose to comment on a different poem. Also, comment on one other post
ODD—30

Lit Terms Test #2—Study #61-90—Lit Terms Test #3 TH 11/12

Discuss poems in “Historical Figures”
EVEN—NOVEMBER-2
Ext. 3/Adv

Initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in “Slavery”).  Read through other posts to be sure you are not repeating information.  If you will be, you need to choose to comment on a different poem. Also, comment on one other post


ODD—3

Mini-lesson: Free Verse

Discuss the poems in “Slavery”
EVEN—4
Ext. 4/5
(5th EXT=Murai meets with Dove IOP folks)
HW:
Initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in “Civil Rights”).  Read through other posts to be sure you are not repeating information.  If you will be, you need to choose to comment on a different poem. Comment on one other post.
ODD—5
Vocab Test #3—Receive list #4—test on M 11/17

Discuss poems in “Civil Rights”



EVEN—6
Ext. 6/7
(7th EXT=Murai meets with Dove IOP folks)

HW: Read poem and excerpt in “Politics of History” and complete work on the attached ½ sheet. Initiate a post about the poem and/or except read for homework.  Comment on one other post.
ODD—November 9

Discuss poem and excerpt in “Politics of History”

Sonnet Info

EVEN—10
Ext. ½
HW: Study for Lit Terms Test
TONIGHT: initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in “Mother Love”).  Read through other posts—be sure you are not repeating. If so, you need to choose a different poem. Also, comment on one other post.
11

NO SCHOOL—VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY 


ODD—12
Lit Terms Test #3

Discuss Poems in “Mothers and Daughters”

EVEN—13
Ext. 3/Adv.
HW:  Study Vocab
Read American Smooth poems
initiate a post about one of the poems read for homework (in American Smooth Read through other posts—be sure you are not repeating. If so, you need to choose a different poem. Also, comment on one other post
ODD—16
Finish discussing “Mother Love” Poetry
Reflection due
Dove Interactive Oral
HW: Reflective Statement Due next time
EVEN—17
Ext. 4/5
(Extended 5th—Discuss Mother Love Poetry)

HW:  Read more American Smooth poems
initiate a post about another poem read for homework (in American Smooth).  Read through other posts to be sure you are not repeating information.  If you will be, you need to choose to comment on a different poem. Also, comment on one other post
ODD—18
Vocab Test #4—Receive list #5—Test T 12/8

Discuss American Smooth poems

EVEN—19
Ext. 6/7
(Extended 7th—Discuss Mother Love Poetry)
HW:  Prepare for Interactive Oral (Fish Bowl Discussion)


ODD—20

Rita Dove Interactive Oral (Fishbowl)

Complete Reflective Statement—due T 11/24
EVEN—23
Ext. Adv

HW:  Complete Reflective Statement—due T 11/24
ODD—24

Reflective Statement due
Begin Dove IOP’s
25
No School
Thanksgiving Holiday
26
No School
Thanksgiving Holiday
28
No School
Thanksgiving Holiday
30
No School
Grading Day
EVEN—DECEMBER 1
Ext 1/2


ODD—2
SUPERVISED WRITE
EVEN—3
Advisory 90 Minutes

ODD—4
Dove IOP’s
EVEN—7
Ext 4/5

(Extended 5—Dove IOP’s)
ODD—8
Begin Taming of the Shrew
Vocab Test #5—Receive list #6

EVEN-9
Ext. 6/7
(Extended 5—Dove IOP’s)
ODD-10

EVEN—11
Ext. 3/Winter Pep

Note: as usual, there will be minor changes! 

“Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.” ~Rita Dove

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