Transcript Mon., March 5, 2012

Monday, March 5, 2012
Unit 8
Spelling
Test
Friday!
Warm-Up
Trade N Grade
U. 8 Spelling; HW
EOLWB
Imagery-The Sea
Homework- Personification Worksheet
Warm-Up- Linking Verbs 3/5/12
Write the sentences, then underline the
linking verb and circle the two words joined
by the verb.
The soup tastes too salty.
2. The box seems heavier than it
should be.
3. The pizza tasted great last night.
4. His voice sounded funny over the
radio.
1.
The Sea
By James Reeves
Think about the title.
What do you think
of when you
picture a sea?
Descriptions of a Stormy Sea
Descriptions of a Stormy Sea
Descriptions of a Stormy Sea
Descriptions of a Stormy Sea
Descriptions of a calm sea
Descriptions of a calm sea
Descriptions of a calm sea
Descriptions of a calm sea
The Sea
Was there rhyming, alliteration, meter or free verse?
 In the first stanza who is “he?” What does he do all day?
The sea – rolls on the beach
• If the sea is a “hungry dog” in lines 1-14, what kind of
dog is it in lines 15-20?

The sea is a contented dog. “He” rests quietly.
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•
What are some descriptive language (good use of
adjectives)?
Clashing teeth, shaggy jaws, stormy clouds
What figures of speech do you see?
Alliteration (sandy shores), onomatopoeia (moans),
metaphor (the sea is an angry dog).
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Warm-Up
Feet
in Poetry
Writing Lab- Sea
Unit 8 Spelling
Poem
Test Friday
Homework- Linking Verbs WS
Warm- Up- Figurative Language3/6/12
Rewrite the following sentences and label what
device(s) is/are used in each.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The new fallen snow was as soft as a
feather pillow.
The water was glass as the speed boat
zipped across it.
Nor cricket chirping cheerily.
Said a lightning bug to a firefly,
“Look at the lightning bugs fly by!”
Types of Feet
U (unstressed syllable); / (stressed
syllable)
Iamb:
U/
Trochee:
/U
Anapest:
UU/
Dactyl:
/UU
Spondee:
//
Pyrrhic:
UU
Types of Feet
Iamb- a metrical foot
containing 2 syllables- the
first is unstressed, while the
second is stressed.
U/
(tee TUM)
because
Types of Feet
Trochee- a metrical foot
containing 2 syllables- the
first is stressed, while the
second is unstressed.
/U
(TUM tee)
novel
Sea Poem Requirements
• Must have some connection to the sea or
ocean.
• Must have title and byline
• Must be 10-20 lines in length
• Must use at least 3 poetic devices- simile,
metaphor, alliteration, external/Internal
rhyme, repetition, hyperbole,
onomatopoeia and/or personification.
• Imagery is important- use descriptive
adjectives & verbs-appeal to the senses!
Sea Poem Requirements
• Must have some connection to the sea or
ocean.
• Must have title and byline
• Must be 10-20 lines in length
• Must use at least 3 poetic devices- simile,
metaphor, alliteration, external/Internal
rhyme, repetition, hyperbole,
onomatopoeia and/or personification.
• Imagery is important- use descriptive
adjectives & verbs-appeal to the senses!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
No
Warm-Up
Writing Lab- Sea
Poem
Verbs Worksheets
Unit 8 Spelling
Test Friday
Homework-Spelling WS; Verb WS
Types of Feet
Anapest- a metrical foot
containing 3 syllables- the
first two are unstressed,
while the last is stressed.
U U / (tee tee TUM)
disregard
Types of Feet
Dactyl- a metrical foot
containing 3 syllables- the
first is stressed, while the last
two are unstressed.
/ UU (TUM tee tee)
Emily
Types of Feet
Spondee- an untraditional
metrical foot in which 2
consecutive syllables are
stressed.
/ / (TUM TUM)
Green truck
Pyrrhic-
Types of Feet
2 consecutive syllables that are
unstressed.
A pyrrhic foot is usually followed by a
spondee- creating a unit of two feet.
U U (tee tee)
for the, in a
Pyrrhic and spondee togetherUU//
(tee tee TUM TUM)
in a green truck