Thursday, June 11, 2009

Cinquains

Cinquains are five line poems.

Line 1: Topic
Line 2: Two adjectives to describe the topic
Line 3: Three verbs to describe the topic
Line 4: Short sentence about the topic
Line 5: A synonym for the topic


Sample:

Puppy
playful, fuzzy
biting, chewing, yipping
Will she ever stop?
Daisy



Try to create three of your own!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Couplet Poetry

Create five couplets -- that ten lines of poetry -- on a topic of your choice.

Be ready to share them in class tomorrow.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Epilogue

Make sure to answer the questions handed out in class.

Start thinking, too, about what you think would happen if we were to check in with Brian years after the plane crash. What would he be like? Would his time in the woods have a long-lasting effect on him?

Monday, June 1, 2009

Final Essays Due

Make sure to take the edits and create a final draft of your paper.

All papers should have a proper heading on them. Make sure you pay attention to your presentation.

Due on Wednesday.