Parker's poems...

Magnetic Poetry:

Whisper Wing

We Exagerate
Create
Destroy
Butterfly
She Turns
Whispers
Summer Helps
Wing Whispers
She Whispers

Diamante:

Hate
Ugly, Faceless
Demeaning, Loathing, Despising
Violent, Dangerous, Clash, Lasting
Friendly, Adoring, Holding
Beautiful, Lively
Love

Max's Magnetic Poem

I Nibble on the chimichanga,
And taste the warm sauce,
the wild cream squeezes & wiggles as I inspect its delicious qualities,
melon pies lay with jelly,
delicious bananas glisten with taste off my tongue,
As I sit in the downtown diner...

Kayla's Magnetic Poem

wish that the winter will

whisper wild with their song because

they see white snow under your love

FINAL AGENDA: JUNE 2-6

Focus: Graduation Speeches and Poetry

Notes:

*Summer Reading Program Presentation 7th hour on Tuesday
*Graduation practice and locker clean out 7th hour on Friday
*Early Release schedule on Friday
*Heise Hot Springs trip on Monday, June 9 - students will need to bring $10 for this
*8th Grade Graduation at 6:30 on Monday, June 9
*Textbooks due on Wednesday. Students will be fined if they are not turned in by Friday.

Weekly Homework:

*Create an original oxymoron and bring to class
*Study for Poetry exam

MONDAY: ALL ENRICHMENT CREDIT DUE TODAY!!!
Finish graduation speeches
Enrichment credit presentations
Limericks and haikus

TUESDAY:
Final leftover speeches
Lyric and narrative poems

WEDNESDAY: TEXTBOOKS DUE!
Sonnets and Sestinas
Share oxymorons
Poetry review

THURSDAY:
Poetry Exam

FRIDAY: FINAL DEADLINE FOR TEXTBOOKS WITHOUT FINE!
Correct Poetry Exam together
Take home - Day Book, WNB, Writing Portfolios

AGENDA MAY 26-30

Focus: Graduation Speeches

Notes:

*NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY 26th - MEMORIAL DAY

*Homework Help Tuesday after school

*Bronx Roundtable Discussion May 29th at lunch

*Talent Show 12:30-2:30 Friday May 30th at JHHS

*FINAL POETRY EXAM ON JUNE 5

Weekly Homework:
Practice your speech outside of class two times - once in front of a mirror and once for a friend or parent.

Tuesday: FINAL SPEECH WORK DAY
Complete:

-sign up for days
-read grading rubric
-finish Powerpoint
-draft note cards
-practice

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY:
GRADUATION SPEECHES!!!

"Starting the Day" by Andrew Deslauriers

talk
meet
discuss
define life
is this all we do
why not sit still
and go slow
for a change
find love
in simple things
and see
what happens

BRIDGER'S BRILLIANCE!!!

Love & War


TO THE WORLD...
More love and less war
Iraq and Darfur
Everyone not loving and always hating
Peace is definitely not what we are demonstrating
We should not be mad and all get along
The way we are living is really wrong
People shouldn't discriminate because of beliefs or race
These are just a few of the problems we face
Imagine the world all full of love
Everything would be nice like a hand in a glove
We would be able to take off and soar like a dove
So next time you are mad don't push and shove
Open up your heart and share the love...