Share your opinions on the following topics. Then, choose one topic as the subject of your essay.
Which relationship in the play seems to be experiencing the most trouble by the end of Act I?
The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay and The Funeral by Gordon Parks both describe characteristics that the poets admired in their parents. What do you feel is the most admirable trait a person can possess? Why?
On Monday we made a book called Poetic Devices. we defined the following words in this book: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. On Tuesday we took our understanding of Simile and Metaphor, and we did RFA #3. On Wednesday we did a word wall which is writing a sentence using the words that we defined in our Poetic Devices booklet,and did RFA #4. Thursdaywe did RFA#5 and we picked groups for our Digital Storytelling Projects. In our Groups we brainstormed ideas for the poem and themes for the pictures.Friday we did RFA#6 and brainstormed more ideas for the Digital Storytelling projects.
As a group, create a letter to Dear Abby that reflects a problem arising from a conflict either in the workplace (either employee or employer) or in college. As individuals, read and respond to one letter from a group other than your group’s entry. Write your name, screen name, time, and date of your response on a piece of paper and hand in to Mrs. O’Hara as soon as you write your response.
In her poem, Pat Mora discusses what it feels like to her to be Mexican-American. Do you believe that our society prejudges immigrants? Do we make certain assumptions about people from other countries? Do we treat immigrants from one country different than we treat immigrants from another country? Are there some immigrants that are more likely to be prejudged than others?
In his poem, Robert Frost talks about choosing a “road less traveled by.” What problems might arise from making this choice in life? Are there benefits to making this choice?
We recently read a poem “The Lesson of the Moth” that discusses how one should live one’s life. What is your reaction to the poem? Should one be a moth, a cockroach, or some combination of the two?
UPDATE: John Batteiger, a news editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, created and edits the DonMarquis.com web site where readers can find a copy of “The Lesson of the Moth.” - APowell
This week in class we had learned about our project and what to do with the project, which is to take pictures and make a movie. We have also learned about several new words which are simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopeia, alliteration, and hyperbole. That is what period 3 did this week.
When I first came to St. Georges I thought it was extremely boring and that this is not where I would be for the next 4 years of my life. But now I’m haivng so much fun, making new friends and getting closer to old old ones. This school has so much to offer and I love this school. English is a challenge it would be so boring if everything in the class was easy then it would be boring and I wouldn’t grow as a student.
