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Senior English 12/3/12

In this engaging Senior English curriculum, students delve into the art of poetry and language, drawing inspiration from renowned poets like Shakespeare and Keats. Each class features intriguing discussions and fun wordplay, enhancing their understanding of poetic concepts. Goals include reciting original poems, evoking personal connections to literature, and participating in constructive evaluations. Students are encouraged to memorize and recite their works, culminating in a classroom poetry contest, fostering creativity and self-expression.

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Senior English 12/3/12

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  1. Senior English 12/3/12 • There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Shakespeare, Hamlet. • What two letters spell jealousy? • Sciapodous – having very large feet. Goals – Finish presentations. Recite or read your poem for the class. Evaluation of personal connection. Homework – Write your poem from memory, on your daily work paper. Recite it before going to bed; review it when you awake. Don’t forget to study for quiz #14 Friday

  2. Senior English 12/4/12 • Poetry should... strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.  ~John Keats • What do acorns say when they grow up? • Philosity – the degree of body hair. Goals –Recite your first poems with partners. Evaluate a poetry recitations. Check for accuracy. Focus on shifts of tone. Homework – Write your first poem from memory on your daily work paper. Recite it before going to bed.

  3. Senior English 12/5/12 • Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.  ~Percy Bysshe Shelley • How do you spell a hated opponent with only three letters? • Aspectabund – of a pleasantly changing coutenance. Goals –Recite your poem with partners and for me. Evaluate a poetry recitations. Check for accuracy. Homework –Write your from memory on your daily work paper. Recite it before going to bed.

  4. Senior English 12/6/12 • Discipline is not a simple device for securing superficial peace in the classroom; it is the morality of the classroom as a small society. • What game can be dangerous to your mental health? • Axilla – armpit. Goals – Practice reciting and evaluation of poetry recitations with partners. Class recitation? Homework – Do whatever it takes to be able to recite one poem in class on tomorrow.

  5. Senior English 12/7/12 • Five minutes to study for vocab. #14. • What eight letter word has one letter in it? • Carminative – relating to farting; that which induces gas. Goals –Complete vocab. #14 study. Recite your first poem for the contest. Homework – Prepare second poem for approval for Monday. Get started on memorization.

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