A Piece of "Sweet Potato Pie"

Sweet Potato Pie- English Presentation


Sweet Potato Pie- Literary Interpretation Questions

S.A.T. Words of the Week

Compose a sentence using at least one word from the S.A.T. Words of the Week and post it on the blog. This is a homework grade. Your sentence is to be posted by Friday at 11:59 PM. If you do not submit by that time, you will not receive homework credit.


03/05/2012
Unfettered (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: free from restraints, liberated


03/06/2012
Unfounded (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: groundless, without substance, false


03/07/2012
Unorthodox (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: not following established ways of thinking


03/08/2012
Unparalleled (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: having no paralled, hence unequaled


03/09/2012
Unremitting (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: unrelieved, relentless, careless

Love in a Sonnet

Sonnets- English Presentation

College Ready? (S.A.T Words of the Week)

Compose a sentence using at least one word from the S.A.T. Words of the Week and post it on the blog. This is a homework grade. Your sentence is to be posted by Friday at 11:59 PM. If you do not submit by that time, you will not receive homework credit.


02/13/2012
Insatiable (adjective)
Prefix: IN (not)
Definition: incapable of being satisfied


02/14/2012
Intrepid (adjective)
Prefix: IN (not)
Definition: having no fear, dauntless


02/15/2012
Inviolable (adjective)
Prefix: IN (not)
Definition: secure and thus cannot be violated


02/16/2012
Unfazed (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: calm; not disturbed


02/17/2012
Unflappable (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: free from restraints; liberated

One More Chance: Perfect Your Project!

The Final Poetry Project Presentations are scheduled as follows:


Periods 1 and 4: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Period 3A: Thursday, February 16, 2012.


The presentation should be formatted as follows:


1.  A brief explanation of why your chose the poet and a present his/her biography.
2.  Read and present the analysis of one (for people doing one author) or two (for people doing two authors) poems written by the poet(s).
3.  Read and present the analysis of your own poem. 
4.  Conclude your presentation with why it was rewarding (or not) to study this particular author. 


I recommend using notecards to cover all of the necessary content; the SMART Board will be plugged into the computer, so that you can navigate through your glog, blog, movie, or PowerPoint. I look forward to your presentations! If you have any questions, comment to the post or e-mail me. 


Here's the project rubric! Read it and make sure you have met all the requirements to receive maximum points.


Final Poetry Project Rubric

PoeTRY Project: Self and Identity

You all did such an awesome job on the Learning Style Challenge on Modifiers, so I know you will do fantabulous on the this project! We will review the guidelines in class and then it up to you to produce an excellent project.
Poetry Self-Identity Final Project PDF-1

S.A.T. Prep: Expanding Vocabularies

S.A.T. Words of the Week
Compose a sentence using at least one word from the S.A.T. Words of the Week and post it on the blog. This is a homework grade.


01/24/2012
Inauspicious (adjective)
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: not favorable


01/25/2012
Incorporeal (adjective)
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: without material form or substance


01/26/2012
Incorrigible (adjective)
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: incapable of being reformed; bad beyond correction


01/27/2012
Indefatigable (adjective)
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: incapable of being fatigued; having great stamina