3 POEMS; LIMERICK/ ROBERT ARDREY

SENIORS: Turn to the page in your Poetry Packet that has 3 untitled poems on it.  Read each poem, then decide what the poem is about.  Circle all the words that clued you in to the subject matter.  On the next page you'll see 2 examples of limericks.  Limericks tell a story (usually comic) in 5 lines with a certain beat. The first line tells us either the name of the main character or where the main character is from.  Write your own limerick in the space to the right of the examples.

Children's book: Today was the last day to turn in your children's book without a loss of grade.  Now you have until next Monday to turn in your book, but you will loose one grade.

SOPHOMORES: Read Man is Innately Aggressive by Robert Ardrey in your Nature of Man packet.  Click on this link for the directions for what to do after you read the article.

POETRY PACKET/SAMANTHA POWER

SENIORS: All work is to be done in your Poetry Packet. First, look at the page titled Definitions of Poetry.  Read each statement, circle the number of each statement you agree with, and write the WHY underneath each statement you chose; if there is no room underneath the statement, use the blank space at the bottom of the page.  Then, look at the page titled Emotion List and follow the directions.
For those of you who haven't turned in your children's book, it is due Monday without penalty. After Monday, you lose a grade.

SOPHOMORES: We listened to a TedTalk by Samantha Power; click on the above link to watch. Then, click on this link for some questions and put your answers in your notebook under the title Samantha Power.  Make sure you imbed the question in your answer.

POETRY PACKET/MORALS;GUILT GRAPH;SAMANTHA POWER

SENIORS: You started off in groups, discussing the veracity of the comments on this link. Since you weren't present for this, put your thoughts in your notebook under the title Poetry I.Q. Test.  Then, open your Louder Than a Bomb packet to the page titled The Purpose of Poetry. Look at the questions and write your answers underneath after reading the article on this link.

SOPHOMORES: You started by writing in your notebook (under the title Morals) and responding to the following: What does it mean to have morals? Do you consider yourself to be a moral person? Explain with an example; I expect to see at least a paragraph.  That was followed by working on the Guilt Graph in your Nature of Man packet. Make sure you follow all of the directions.

CST TESTING FINISHED: NORMAL DAY TOMORROW

SENIORS: Don't forget to bring the Louder Than a Bomb packet with you to class.

SOPHOMORES:  Don't forget to bring your notebook and your Nature of Man packet with you to class.

LOUDER THAN A BOMB/CST

SENIORS: We started the new unit, Poetry, with a viewing of the documentary Louder Than a Bomb.  This will be the style of poetry that you will present for your final. There is a packet that you need to get from me.  If you're not going to be present for a while, you can view the documentary on Netflix and click on this link for what you need to do while you watch.

SOPHOMORES: Either you took the CST today or you will take it tomorrow; either way, good luck! Bring a book so you have something quiet to do if you finish the test early.

CHILDREN'S BOOK DUE/THE PRINCE

SENIORS: Your completed children's book is due today; tomorrow we will begin the Poetry unit. However, I noticed that some of you have the makings for a good children's book, but you haven't finished it. Keep working on it as homework, and you can turn it in next Monday with no reduction in the grade.

SOPHOMORES: We read The Prince from the the Nature of Man packet.  In your notebook, under the title The Prince, answer the six questions at the bottom of the page.  Write your answers in complete sentences, embedding the question within your answer and always explaining WHY or HOW you arrived at your answer.

WORK BOOK/B.F. SKINNER

SENIORS: Your children's book is due on Monday at the end of the period.

SOPHOMORES: Read Man is a Product of His Environment by B.F. Skinner (you will find it in your Nature of Man packet). Click on this link for the responses you'll need to write in your notebook under the title B.F. Skinner.  You'll notice that the first set of questions are for group work, so if you can't find the answer to your questions on your own, see me at the beginning of class upon your return.