HW from 2/28/12

Due on 3/1/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Your signed Reading Log is due on Thursday.

* Finish memorizing your fourth Scripture memory verse. Review one memorized verse each day to keep all four in your mind (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, and Ephesians 4:29-32).

* Memorize the William Blake poem "The Lamb." (See handout I gave you.)

* Read the poem below and analyze the poem for rhyme scheme. Make a memory card for the first stanza and begin to memorize it.

"The Sea" by Barry Cornwall (1787-1874)

THE Sea! the sea! the open sea!
The blue, the fresh, the ever free!
Without a mark, without a bound,
It runneth the earth’s wide regions round;
It plays with the clouds; it mocks the skies;
Or like a cradled creature lies.

I ’m on the sea! I ’m on the sea!
I am where I would ever be;
With the blue above, and the blue below,
And silence wheresoe’er I go;
If a storm should come and awake the deep,
What matter? I shall ride and sleep.

I love, O, how I love to ride
On the fierce, foaming, bursting tide,
When every mad wave drowns the moon
Or whistles aloft his tempest tune,
And tells how goeth the world below,
And why the sou’west blasts do blow.

I never was on the dull, tame shore,
But I lov’d the great sea more and more,
And backwards flew to her billowy breast,
Like a bird that seeketh its mother’s nest;
And a mother she was, and is, to me;
For I was born on the open sea!

The waves were white, and red the morn,
In the noisy hour when I was born;
And the whale it whistled, the porpoise roll’d,
And the dolphins bared their backs of gold;
And never was heard such an outcry wild
As welcom’d to life the ocean-child!

I ’ve liv’d since then, in calm and strife,
Full fifty summers, a sailor’s life,
With wealth to spend and a power to range,
But never have sought nor sighed for change;
And Death, whenever he comes to me,
Shall come on the wild, unbounded sea!

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 2/23/12

Due on 2/28/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log!

* Complete any work you have missed and not turned in yet. (Check with me if you are not sure about what you may have missed.)

* Begin to memorize your final verse of the four we are memorizing. (See list below.)

* Review one Scripture memory verse each day to keep them in your mind. You should be prepared with all three of your Scripture memory verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13,Philippians 4:4-8, and either Titus 2:11-14 or Ephesians 4:29-32) at any time!

* Analyze the William Blake poem and note its rhyme scheme. After you have noticed all patterns pertaining to this poem, make a memory card. This is the first poem you will be required to memorize and recite. Memorize the poem.

The Lamb (by William Blake)

Little Lamb, who made thee?

Dost thou know who made thee?

Gave thee life, and bid thee feed

By the stream and o'er the mead;

Gave thee clothing of delight,

Softest clothing, woolly, bright;

Gave thee such a tender voice,

Making all the vales rejoice?

Little Lamb, who made thee?

Dost thou know who made thee?

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee:

He is called by thy name,

For he calls himself a Lamb.

He is meek, and he is mild;

He became a little child.

I a child, and thou a lamb.

We are called by his name.

Little Lamb, God bless thee!

Little Lamb, God bless thee!

* Note that you do not have to do any correction on your mystery story this weekend. Enjoy!

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 2/21/12

Due on 2/23/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log!

* Complete any work you have missed and not turned in yet. (Check with me if you are not sure about what you may have missed.)

* Make a Scripture memory card (or equivalent) for your final verse of the four we are memorizing. (See list below.)

* Review one Scripture memory verse each day to keep them in your mind. You should be prepared with all three of your Scripture memory verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13,Philippians 4:4-8, and either Titus 2:11-14 or Ephesians 4:29-32) at any time!

* Analyze the following poem and note its rhyme scheme. After you have noticed all patterns pertaining to this poem, please write a third stanza in the same form. Be prepared to turn this in tomorrow.

My Evening Prayer by Charles H. Gabriel

If I have wounded any soul today,
If I have caused one foot to go astray,
If I have walked in my own willful way--
Good Lord, forgive!

If I have uttered idle words or vain,
If I have turn aside from want or pain,
Lest I myself should suffer through the strain--
Good Lord, forgive!

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 2/21: David
For Th, 2/23: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 2/16/12

Due on 2/21/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log!

* Correct your haiku poems if your peer editor indicated syllabication errors. Write each of the haikus on a separate sheet of unlined paper, then illustrate it with a drawing of some sort. Yes, I am serious! Even if you do not think that you are artistic, simply draw a picture with colored pencils to illustrate your haiku. Do one for each poem.

* Bring your research about Saint Valentine and come prepared to share one thing about him that you did not already know or that was not mentioned in our discussion in class last Tuesday.

* Return your signed report card, if you haven't already.

* Be prepared with all three of your Scripture memory verses (I Chronicles 29:11-14,Philippians 4:4-8, and either Titus 2:11-14 or Ephesians 4:29-32) at any time! Keep reviewing all three because you will be expected to keep all memorized verses in your mind all year! Review one verse each day to keep them fresh!

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 2/21: David
For Th, 2/23: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 2/14/12

Due on 2/16/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log!

* Bring all previous parts of your mystery story (preliminary notes, plot diagram, graded D1, etc.) to turn in for the grading of the story this weekend. If you have not yet done so, complete your final D2 according to criteria in previous blog posts and email it to me.

* Look up and read about haiku in your Writer's Inc. book (p.242). Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry having three unrhymed lines and a very strict syllable pattern (5-7-5). Conventionally it is also about nature or the seasons.

* Study the examples in the book. Notice that each of these examples consists of one sentence, spread over three lines in a strict 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

* Here is another example involving three separate phrases (not all one sentence) but still following the 5-7-5 rule:

Green grass in April (5 syllables)
Birds begin to sing in trees (7 syllables)
Children play outside (5 syllables)

* Write three separate haiku poems, each about nature. Have at least one that involves one sentence spread out over three lines (like the example in your book), and at least one that is three distinct phrases (like the example above).

* Research Saint Valentine and come prepared to share one thing about him that you did not already know or that was not mentioned in our discussion in class on Tuesday.

* Return your signed report card, if you haven't already.

* Be prepared with all three of your Scripture memory verses (I Chronicles 29:11-14, Philippians 4:4-8, and either Titus 2:11-14 or Ephesians 4:29-32) at any time! Keep reviewing all three because you will be expected to keep all memorized verses in your mind all year! Review one verse each day to keep them fresh!

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 2/14: Hope
For Th, 2/16: Ben
.
For Tu, 2/21: David
For Th, 2/23: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 2/9/12

Due on 2/14/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log!

* Our next class period will be Valentine's Day. Please write down and bring your favorite Bible verse about love. Do not choose 1 Corinthians 13, the "love chapter," but another verse about love. It can be about any kind of love mentioned in the Scriptures.

* Complete your springboard poem, copying the form we looked at in class. (See p.182 of your Writer's Inc. book for a sample.) Remember the following:
+ The first and last lines of the poem are the same "I am" statement.
+ Each line of the poem is a complete sentence, beginning with "I (verb)..."
+ There are three stanzas of four lines each.
+ Your poem should be autobiographical (about yourself) and positive.

+ Your poem should be typed and printed to turn in on Tuesday.

* Select a song (any kind of song, as long as it is edifying and not offensive in some way) which contains an obvious rhyming pattern. Write down, type, or otherwise copy the lyrics [words] and bring them to class on Tuesday.

* Return your signed report card, if you haven't already.

* Be prepared with all three of your Scripture memory verses (I Chronicles 29:11-14, Philippians 4:4-8, and either Titus 2:11-14 or Ephesians 4:29-32) at any time! Keep reviewing all three because you will be expected to keep all memorized verses in your mind all year! Review one verse each day to keep them fresh!

* Finish your mystery story, if you haven't. Your completed, proofread story (D2) is due as soon as possible. Be sure it is formatted according to the criteria listed in the previous blog posts, and that the plot line is satisfying to the reader. Email it to me as an attachment entitled "Your name's mystery story D2" (ex. Laurie's mystery story D2).


------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 2/14: Hope
For Th, 2/16: Ben
.
For Tu, 2/21: David
For Th, 2/23: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 2/7/12

Due on 2/9/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log!

* Complete a second poem in the form you used in class in your writer's notebook. See form and example below:

Noun
3 gerunds
Phrase (noun)
Phrase (request or statement)
Adjective

---

Leaves
Rustling, Dancing, Whispering
Voice of God
Speak to me
Open

* Read the sample Springboard Poem on p.182 of your Writer's Inc. book. Study the form of the poem and write down any "rules" you see that might apply to this form of poetry.

* Return your signed report card, if you haven't already.

* Be prepared with all three of your Scripture memory verses (I Chronicles 29:11-14, Philippians 4:4-8, and either Titus 2:11-14 or Ephesians 4:29-32) at any time! Keep reviewing all three because you will be expected to keep all memorized verses in your mind all year! Review one verse each day to keep them fresh! You will have a quiz on these on Thursday.

* Finish your mystery story, if you haven't. Your completed, proofread story (D2) is due as soon as possible. Be sure it is formatted according to the criteria listed below, and that the plot line is satisfying to the reader. Email it to me as an attachment entitled "Your name's mystery story D2" (ex. Laurie's mystery story D2).

CORRECT FORMAT FOR MYSTERY STORY:

+ Create a header that will put your name and the title of your story on the right top corner of each page. Do not skip any lines in this header.

+ Create a footer that will automatically number your pages in the center of the bottom of each page. Do not skip any lines in the footer.

+ Be sure your paper is in a word processing program and that it is double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using 12-point Times New Roman font. Do not have any sections of your paper written any larger or smaller than 12-point font.

+ On the blank line between scenarios, put three dashes, like this: ---

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 2/7: Caitlyn
For Th, 2/9: Will

For Tu, 2/14: Hope
For Th, 2/16: Ben
.
For Tu, 2/21: David
For Th, 2/23: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 2/2/12

Due on 2/7/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log!

* Return your signed report card, if you haven't already.

* Read over and review the information on "singular they" on our class website. You may click on the link to "Creative Writing Home" on the left sidebar of this Homework Blog to get there. Then click into "Topics of Study, Quarter 3" on the left-hand sidebar. Find "third person singular indefinite pronoun." Be sure to click into all of the pages to read all the information.

* Be prepared with all three of your Scripture memory verses (I Chronicles 29:11-14, Philippians 4:4-8, and either Titus 2:11-14 or Ephesians 4:29-32) at any time! Keep reviewing all three because you will be expected to keep all memorized verses in your mind all year! Review one verse each day to keep them fresh! You will have a quiz on these on Tuesday.

* Complete your name poem, if you haven't already turned it in to me (in your writer's notebook). See the blog entry from 2/2 for specific instructions.

* Finish your mystery story, if you haven't. Your completed story (D2) is due on Tuesday. Be sure it is formatted according to the criteria listed below, and that the plot line is satisfying to the reader.

* Proofread your paper! Give it to others to proofread. Make it as perfect as you know how before you turn it in.

* When your story is complete (proofread carefully!) email it to me as an attachment entitled "Your name's mystery story D2" (ex. Laurie's mystery story D2). You may print it and hand me a hard copy if you would like, but emailing it to me as an attachment is sufficient as long as you've gotten an email from me indicating that I've printed it before Tuesday morning.


CORRECT FORMAT FOR MYSTERY STORY:

+ Create a header that will put your name and the title of your story on the right top corner of each page. Do not skip any lines in this header.

+ Create a footer that will automatically number your pages in the center of the bottom of each page. Do not skip any lines in the footer.

+ Be sure your paper is in a word processing program and that it is double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using 12-point Times New Roman font. Do not have any sections of your paper written any larger or smaller than 12-point font.

+ On the blank line between scenarios, put three dashes, like this: ---

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 2/7: Caitlyn
For Th, 2/9: Will

For Tu, 2/14: Hope
For Th, 2/16: Ben
.
For Tu, 2/21: David
For Th, 2/23: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 1/31/12

Due on 2/2/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log!

* Be prepared to recite your third Scripture memory verse (either Titus 2:11-14 or Ephesians 4:29-32) at any time! Keep reviewing your first two verses (I Chronicles 29:11-14 and Philippians 4:4-8) as well. You will be expected to keep all memorized verses in your mind all year! Review one verse each day to keep them fresh!

* Complete your name poem, using the following criteria:
+ Write it in your writer's notebook. (If you were absent, use a sheet of loose-leaf paper.)
+ Write the letters of your first name vertically along the left edge, using capital letters.
+ First letter begins one word to describe you. (All words must be true and positive.)
+ Second letter begins a two-word phrase.
+ Third letter begins a three-word phrase.
+ Fourth letter begins a four-word phrase.
+ If your name is longer than this, continue with 2-, 3- or 4-word phrases until the last letter.
+ Last letter of your name begins one word.
+ If your name is only three or four letters, start and end with one word and have phrases for each letter in the middle.

* Try to finish your mystery story, if you haven't. Continue by adding two more full typed pages per homework day until your story is completed satisfactorily. Your final story may end up being five pages long, or it may be fifteen or more. There is no specific length requirement, as long as it is correctly formatted, according to the criteria listed below, and the plot line is satisfying to the reader.

* Proofread your paper! Give it to others to proofread. Make it as perfect as you know how before you turn it in.

* When your story is complete (proofread carefully!) email it to me as an attachment entitled "Your name's mystery story D2" (ex. Laurie's mystery story D2).


CORRECT FORMAT FOR MYSTERY STORY:

+ Create a header that will put your name and the title of your story on the right top corner of each page. Do not skip any lines in this header.

+ Create a footer that will automatically number your pages in the center of the bottom of each page. Do not skip any lines in the footer.

+ Be sure your paper is in a word processing program and that it is double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using 12-point Times New Roman font. Do not have any sections of your paper written any larger or smaller than 12-point font.

+ On the blank line between scenarios, put three dashes, like this: ---

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 1/31: David
For Th, 2/2: Dylan

For Tu, 2/7: Caitlyn
For Th, 2/9: Will

For Tu, 2/14: Hope
For Th, 2/16: Ben
.
For Tu, 2/21: David
For Th, 2/23: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 2/28: Shayla
For Th, 3/1: Zoe

For Tu, 3/6: Elanore
For Th, 3/8: Jayce

For Tu, 3/13: Dylan
For Th, 3/15: Lily

For Tu, 3/20: Charity
For Th, 3/22: Gabrielle

For Tu, 3/27: Luke
For Th, 3/29: Elizabeth L.

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.