Tuesday, May 5, 2009

May 5

Today we warmed up by looking at our prologue worksheets. To get a better understanding of the events of the story we also did a quick activity where students contributed a line (and a corresponding gesture) to a summary of the story. Then, we jumped into our reading of Romeo and Juliet.

Due Tomorrow: Poems- the Haiku, one dream variation, and your sonnet!

Dream Variation Poem: (Copy/Change)

Dreams
by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

Following Langston Hughes structure make your own:

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams_______
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