April+25

Independent Reading Time (15 minutes) Let's begin class today with a little time reading in your novels. Also, pay attention to your Week 3 discussion preparation handout. Make sure to answer all of the questions BEFORE discussions next Thursday and Friday.

EARTH DAY! Journaling : Check out the following pictures for Earth Day.


Today is Earth Day! In your writer's notebook under "Lists," write a list of words or phrases that come to your mind when you think of Earth Day. We will use these words and phrases in your poetry exercise today, so make sure you think about what you are writing.

Minilesson: Shape Poetry
===You will now create a Shape or Concrete poem. What is a concrete poem? Here is a simple definition.===
 * View these examples: [[image:http://schoolsites.leeschools.net/chm/LynndaCS/SiteAssets/Lists/Announcements/NewForm/star%20concrete%20poem.png width="175" height="155" caption="external image star%20concrete%20poem.png"]][[image:http://www.hanoverhornets.org/tokheim/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/RT-60-1-Parr-f3ri.gif width="140" height="189" caption="external image RT-60-1-Parr-f3ri.gif"]][[image:http://kashaw97.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/concrete-poem-001.jpg?w=300&h=243 width="173" height="139" caption="external image concrete-poem-001.jpg?w=300&h=243"]]

Practice:

 * On a piece of printer paper, you will create a Shape poem for Earth Day. Remember, the poem must describe the object it forms, in this case, the Earth.
 * Use the words or phrases in your writer's notebook to help inspire you to write.
 * These will be hung in the classroom, so don't be afraid to use color, be creative, and make it look GOOD!

Evaluate: Analyzing Poetry Using TPCASTT
Check out the Jane Yolen poem "Earth Day." TPCASTT the poem for a quiz grade.

Homework
How are you doing on journaling? Remember that your journals for your last 3 books need to be turned in by May 23rd.