Tuesday, December 1, 2009

English HW for Wed, Dec 2, Day 3

CLASS ONE: Draw a picture of the first two stanzas of Nikki Giovanni's poem "poetry is a tressle."

CLASS THREE: closely examine "poetry is a tressle." list at least five "things" that you notice as you read her poem. Then ask at least three "I wonder why . . ." questions based on your observations.

CLASS FOUR: answer then following "I wonder why . . . ' questions based on N Nikki Giovanni's poem;
I wonder (1) why Sunday, X, and O are the only capitalized words and letters? (2) if the speaker is a woman ? (3) who the listener is?

CLASS SIX: FINAL DRAFT OF "What went wrong" based on the "Abandoned Farmhouse." you must include your first draft and your editor's stickies.

PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR INDIE READING BOOKS. I'LL BE CONDUCTING "TOOL CHECKS" SOON. NO TOOLS, NO POINTS.

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