Daily Archives: September 1, 2015

9/1/15 – B

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I gave you time to finish the PP from yesterday. Then weread To the Virgins to Make Much of Time.

If you want, ask me why I find this poem so offensive.

We also talked about peaking in high school. If you peak in high school, then the rest of your life will be pretty depressing.

We went To The Virgins Discussion board to answer four questions. The What Age is best is mandatory, but the other three are YOUR CHOICE. Make sure you that you have four completed so you can get full credit. If you do MORE than four questions, you are earn extra points!

If you had to remain a certain age for the rest of your life, which age would you choose and why? When doing so, you may want to consider what you want out of life. Do you want independence? A family? A well-paying job? Children? Retirement? Leisure? Each age has advantages and disadvantages, but your task is to identify the best and explain why you think that way.

Why do you think Herrick chose “rosebuds” rather than, say, tulip buds? Does it have anything to do with the fact that a rose has a thorn? Why doesn’t the speaker say anything about the rose’s thorn?

What does the sun have to do with carpe diem (“seize the day”)?

Does this poem make you want to go out and seize the day? If so, what about the speaker’s argument do you find convincing?

Do you think that the speaker of this poem is young or old? What lines make you think so?

Do people get married for the same reasons as they used to during Herrick’s time (the 1600s)?

9/1/15 – A

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We finished doing Peanut Butter Jelly Time today! WE had a total of about 80 minutes to read and draw pictures.

Then, we did a Gallery Walk. That means in YOUR group, ONE person stayed with the poster to teach the students from the other groups and the rest of the group wandered over to the OTHER groups to hear. There are a few reasons we did the Gallery Walk, even though a few people found it repetitive.

  1. It *is* repetitive – the more you hear it, the more likely you’ll remember it for the quiz.
  2. If you had a group member who didn’t do a very good job, this gives you opportunity to fill in the gaps from the other groups.

We did a Word Storm of important vocabulary words that will be used for an activity tomorrow (and you can use on the final exam). If you weren’t here for this, get the words from a buddy or copy them down from here.

word storm