G1 - We started by re-listening to "Mad World" by Gary Jules. I asked students to write two complete paragraphs about this song. They wrote a paragraph about Tone and a paragraph about Theme. I collected these. Notes: Point Of View. Next, we listened to "Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith). Students were asked to jot down an outline/notes over this song's Subject, Plot, Tone, Themes, and Point of View. We discussed this one for quite a while, then we read and discussed "We Real Cool," a very short (but meaningful) poem by Gwendolyn Brooks. Assignment: None today. You can expect an assignment from me on Monday. If you were absent today, please make-up the in-class work including the two paragraphs about "Mad World."
G2 - Collected three paragraphs about "Mad World." Next, we did a warm-up with "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" by Sting. Students were asked to jot down an outline/notes over the song's Subject, Plot, Tone, and Themes. Notes: Point of View. We discussed the previous song's point of view, then we listened to "Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith). Students were asked to jot down an outline/notes over this song's Subject, Plot, Tone, Themes, and Point of View. We discussed this one for quite a while, then we read, students took notes, and we discussed "We Real Cool," a very short (but meaningful) poem by Gwendolyn Brooks. Assignment: SAT Vocab. Test #7 next time. If you were absent today, please make-up the in-class work we did. I will have copies of the poems and lyrics in your absence packet for you to use. Songs can usually be found on YouTube.
G3 - Checked Draft #2 of the Summary assignment. Students peer-edited in their groups before lunch. After lunch, I took them to the computer lab to try to get through the online application and registration procedures for IU. Assignment: Revise your summary one more time. This will be the third draft, and it is the one I will be collecting from you on Monday as the official Rough Draft copy. I will comment on them and get them back to you as soon as I can. Please begin reading the supplementary materials in WRAC for the Critique unit. We will start that unit on Monday.
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