January 24th, 2013

1/24/13

In Class:
Journal--  Respond to the following quote: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

GMX--  Action Verbs and Linking Verbs
In part a, identify the action verb.
In part b, identify the linking verb, the noun, and the descriptor. 
1) a. Jerry slept through the night.
    b. Jerry is sleepy today.
2) a. Ronda argues with teachers between classes.
    b. Ronda always was the best debater.
3) a. Ron and Brick report the news at 5 o’clock.
    b. Alex and John are anchormen.

In pairs, students researched types of formal poetry: paradelle/mirror poetry/reverse poetry, sonnet, villanelle, concrete poetry, and décima. Pairs were asked to answer the following questions:
1) What are the standards/conventions/formal qualities of this style of poetry?
2) What are common themes explored in this style of poetry?
3) What are the historical origins of this style of poetry?
4) Find a good example of this style of poetry.
Each pair presented their findings to the class.

Exit ticket: Describe a linking verb.

Homework:
Write your own poem as an example of any one of the forms we studied today.