Mrs. Alexander
Language Arts Syllabus
Week of April 4, 2011
Email: jalexander@op97.org
Website: http://d97jalexander.blogspot.com
Important Information:
• Happy National Poetry Month! In honor of this we will spend the month exploring poetic devices, reading poetry, and writing a variety of different poems.
• Our next Reading Log is due on Tuesday, April 12. Students must read 2 or more books each month, log the book, and obtain parent signatures for each book read.
• End of the Year Field Trip permission slip and money are due on April 5th. No refunds.
• Please return signed report card envelopes by Wednesday, as well
Monday, April 4
Introduce List #12 Vocabra
Introduce Poetry Unit with Visualization Poem
Elements of Poetry Notes (Poetry Packet Page 1-2)
Homework: End of the year permission slips and money are due TOMORROW! NO
EXCEPTIONS! Please return signed report card envelopes, too.
Tuesday, April 5
Read Books from Poetry Cart
Likes and Dislikes Chart (PP pg 3)
Alliteration (PP pg 4)
Homework: Read Poetry Packet Page 5. Write SIX Vocabra sentences using any six words
you would like. No vague sentences.
Please return signed report card envelopes.
Wednesday, April 6
Personification, Onomatopoeia, and Symbol (PP pg 6-9)
Vocabra: Draw the Meaning Using the Word Itself
Homework: Idioms in Poetry Packet (Page 10). You can ask your parents if they know the meanings of the idioms you don’t know and/or use the internet to find out.
Thursday, April 7
Metaphors and Descriptive Words (PP pg 11-13)
Vocabra Sell It- with groups
Homework: Irony in Poetry Packet (Pages 14-15).
Friday, April 8
Oxymoron, Paradox, and Rhetorical Questions (PP page 16-19)
Read Poems from Poetry Cart
Vocabra Charades
Homework: Have an AWESOME weekend! Work on your reading log- it is due on Tuesday!
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