English 9A (periods 1, 2, and 4): Today we read William Butler Yeats's poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" and discussed how a poem's format contributes to it's meaning. You can find that here: http://www.bartleby.com/148/3.html.
We then studied the four parts of the introductory paragraph (hook, bridge, summary, and thesis), and practiced one on our own in response to the following prompt: What is the theme of "The Starfish Story"? You can find the story here: http://www.esc16.net/users/0020/FACES/Starfish%20Story.pdf.
Remember, a theme is a moral or lesson about life and how to live it revealed by a work of literature. Your introductory paragraph must have all four parts that we discussed: a hook, bridge, summary, and thesis. For a hook, I provided three potential quotes, one by Ghandi, one by Robert F. Kennedy, and one by Emerson. Those can be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/make-a-difference. Your bridge needs to link your hook to the story you are writing about. Your summary should be a couple of sentences that sum up "The Starfish Story," and your thesis should state what you believe the theme to be. This needs to be completed in your csddocs account before Thursday's class. The other part of your homework is to read for 20 minutes.
English 9B (period 3): Today we continued to focus on figurative language, and also talked about the seven steps for annotating a poem. You wrote your own poem using figurative language and have tonight to polish it. Before class tomorrow, you need to share it with me at jeffrey.baird@csddocs.org. Also, be sure to read for 20 minutes tonight.
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