Wednesday, December 1, 2010

THURSDAY December 2

OBJECTIVE: Students will review for Unit Test #3.  Students will be introduced to the Japanese Tanka and Haiku.

JOURNAL: Why do people write so many songs/poems about love?  Why do you believe love is such a popular topic?  What is your favorite love song or love poem?  What is the song/poem about?  What about it makes it your favorite?

AGENDA: 1) Check/Review word chart for last five SAT vocab words: ostentatious, mundane, intuitive, frugal, enervating

2) Practice Vocabulary Quiz for SAT Word List #5

3) Go over Review Packet for Unit Test #3

4) Note-taking: Structure of a Japanese Haiku and Tanka:

HAIKU - An unrhymed, 3-lined Japanese poem usually written about a single moment in nature.

Line 1 - 5 syllables
Line 2 - 7 syllables
Line 3 - 5 syllables

TANKA : An unrhymed, 5-lined Japanese poem usually written about unrequited love.  A tanka is meant to evoke a strong feeling with a single image.

Line 1 - 5 syllables
Line 2 - 7 syllables
Line 3 - 5 syllables
Line 4 - 7 syllables
Line 5 - 7 syllables


5) Reading 3 Tankas on pg. 490.  Reading haiku (on smartboard).
HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow's unit test and vocabulary quiz.

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