Allusions Round 1

4: We started off with copying Vocab Unit 16, which means that round of your new vernacular begins next class. We looked at "Harvest Song" by Toomer and his use of sensory imagery, figurative language, and mood-creation to create a clear descriptive mode of discourse. For homework, you are writing 1-2 paragraphs describing the hallway during passing period to an audience that has never had the "pleasure" of witnessing it. Make sure to include as much specific details and comparisons to make this an effective description. We began our first round of allusion posters and will finish the last show and tell presentations next class.

1: Same as fourth hour with the additional elements of finishing the allusion posters and starting our first round of tone words. At this point, you have your tone word, you have written one paragraph on the topic of macaroni & cheese (wow, who would have thunk gothic, partisan, and malicious tones would harvest such creative and memorable paragraphs), and began the process of learning the tone words via memory tricks and speed learning. We will continue with tone work next class with the goal of retaining all of those tone words in the next week or so.

3: We began vocab experts for Vocab Unit 16, we shared your descriptive paragraphs of the hallway during passing period (the "beast" that it is) and highlighted the five senses in your writing to see the most popular (sight, touch, auditory) and least popular (smell, taste). We presented and discussed 22 allusions from the Bible, myth, literature, pop culture, and history, which means you all learned something today. We moved into tone work by selecting a topic for creative writing - the sun - and drawing your tone word that you will use to write about the sun. If we have class tomorrow, bring back your tone word, and we will complete the writing portion during class. However, if we don't have class, make sure to write your paragraph over the weekend. In class, I would give you 10 minutes to do this activity, so use that as a gauge.

7: Same as third hour with vocab, descriptive writing, and allusion posters. However, the tone work portion of the show will involve selecting the topic, writing the paragraph, and speed learning activities to retain the tone words. If absent, check with me regarding the topic and your individual tone word.