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Friday, November 13, 2020

Tuesday, November 10th and Friday, November 13th

 1. Discuss "Kindness" quiz. 

2. Small group: Discuss the 4 specific lines from Nye's poems. - Sentence stems author choice and effect. 

3. Add BEST example on:  NYE Poetry Sentence Stems Jamboard

Homework for Wednesday (Group A) and Sunday (Group B): 

A. Select EITHER... the author choice... OR the effect it has.....  from one of your poetic lines of verse. 

B. Find TWO additional examples of that author choice OR the similar effect of that author choice from the other NYE poems. 

C. Read the last paragraph on page 35-36 from "Counter Narratives."  It starts off: "In 'Arabic Coffee' . . ."

D. Following the style of writing by Mercer and Strom... put together a paragraph discussing your three examples from Nye's poetry. You will need to clearly identify the device choices in your responses. Post response in SCHOOLOGY by the end of the day on Wednesday, November 11th (Group A) and Sunday, November 15th (Group B) 

    Writing-style...  Note the following: 

  • How a topic sentence is used. 
  • How Mercer and Strom discuss the meaning created by the lines of verse. 
  • How the lines are integrated in the writing. 
  • What devices are clearly named or hinted at... (style.. theme... purpose). 




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