HW from 3/29/12

Due on 4/3/12:

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

* Be prepared at any time with all your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"

* We will begin class recitation of your selected memorized poems on Tuesday. You will be chosen by random drawing. Be sure you are ready if your name is chosen!

* Give the rhyme scheme for all of the poems in the poetry packet I gave you yesterday. Write out the letter pattern next to the title of each poem.

* Scan the first page of the poetry packet, giving the rhythmic foot/feet for each of the poems on pp. 38-39.

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

For Tu, 4/3: Luke
For Th, 4/5: Elizabeth L.

For Tu, 4/10: Lily
For Th, 4/12: David

For Tu, 4/17: Caitlyn
For Th, 4/19: Will

For Tu, 4/24: Zoe
For Th, 4/26: Shayla

For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope

For Tu, 5/15: Elanore
For Th, 5/17: Ben

For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD

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

HW from 3/27/12

Due on 3/29/12:

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

* Be prepared at any time with all your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class

* We will begin class recitation of your selected memorized poems on Thursday. You will be chosen by random drawing. Be sure you are ready if your name is chosen!

* Scan the following four poems. Be sure to give both the rhyme scheme and the rhythmic foot, if applicable.


A Baby's Feet by Algernon Charles Swinburne

A baby's feet, like sea-shells pink,
Might tempt, should heaven see meet
An angel's lips to kiss, we think,
A baby's feet.

Like rose-hued sea-flowers toward the heat
They stretch and spread and wink
Their ten soft buds that part and meet.

No flower-bells that expand and shrink
Gleam half so heavenly sweet,
As shine on life's untrodden brink
A baby's feet.


Little by Dorothy Aldis

I am the sister of him
And he is my brother.
He is too little for us
To talk to each other.

So every morning I show him
My doll and my book
But every morning he still is
Too little to look.


Two in a Bed by A. B. Ross

When my brother Tommy
Sleeps in bed with me,
He doubles up
And makes
himself
exactly
like
a
V

And 'cause the bed is not so wide,
A part of him is on my side.

In Go-Cart So Tiny by Kate Greenaway

In go-cart so tiny
My sister I drew;
And I've promised to draw her
The wide world through.

We have not yet started--
I own it with sorrow--
Because our trip's always
Put off till to-morrow.


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

For Tu, 3/27: Gabrielle
For Th, 3/29: Elanore

For Tu, 4/3: Luke
For Th, 4/5: Elizabeth L.

For Tu, 4/10: Lily
For Th, 4/12: David

For Tu, 4/17: Caitlyn
For Th, 4/19: Will

For Tu, 4/24: Elanore
For Th, 4/26: Shayla

For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope

For Tu, 5/15: Zoe
For Th, 5/17: Ben

For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD

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

HW from 3/13/12

Due on 3/15/12:

* Your signed Reading Log is due on Thursday! I need it over Spring Break to calculate your grade for the third quarter. Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log.

* Finish all your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class
You must have all of these items fully memorized upon our return from the break.

* Scan the following poems. Be sure to give both the rhyme scheme and the rhythmic foot. (I will email you copies of the poems as attachments to make it easier for you to print them.)


The Kitten at Play by William Wordsworth

See the kitten on the wall,
Sporting with the leaves that fall,
Withered leaves, one, two, and three
Falling from the elder tree,
Through the calm and frosty air
Of the morning bright and fair.

See the kitten, how she starts,
Crouches, stretches, paws, and darts;
With a tiger-leap half way
Now she meets her coming prey.
Lets it go as fast and then
Has it in her power again.

Now she works with three and four,
Like an Indian conjurer;
Quick as he in feats of art,
Gracefully she plays her part;
Yet were gazing thousands there;
What would little Tabby care?


The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson

I saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around I heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass--
O wind, a-blowing all day long.
O wing, that sings so loud a song!

I saw the different things you did.
But always you yourself you hid.
I felt you push, I heard you call,
I could not see yourself at all--
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind that sings so loud a song!

O you that are so strong and cold,
O blower, are you young or old?
Are you a beast of field or tree,
Or just a stronger child than me?
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!


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

For Tu, 3/27: Charity
For Th, 3/29: Gabrielle

For Tu, 4/3: Luke
For Th, 4/5: Elizabeth L.

For Tu, 4/10: Lily
For Th, 4/12: David

For Tu, 4/17: Caitlyn
For Th, 4/19: Will

For Tu, 4/24: Elanore
For Th, 4/26: Shayla

For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope

For Tu, 5/15: Zoe
For Th, 5/17: Ben

For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD

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

HW from 3/8/12

Due on 3/13/12:

* You have no new assignments for tomorrow, 3/8. Please continue to work on your memory work, which includes (1) four Bible verses, (2) "The Lamb," (3) the first stanza of "The Sea," and (4) the poem you selected and emailed to me for approval.

See below for details:

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

* 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.)

* Memorize the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea." (See HW blog post from 2/28.)

* Find a poem you would like to memorize and recite to the class. It must be at least two stanzas long. Please email it to me for approval, then make a memory card for it.

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

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 3/6/12

Due on 3/8/12:

* You have no new assignments for tomorrow, 3/8. Please continue to work on your memory work, which includes (1) four Bible verses, (2) "The Lamb," (3) the first stanza of "The Sea," and (4) the poem you selected and emailed to me for approval.

See below for details:

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

* 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.)

* Memorize the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea." (See HW blog post from 2/28.)

* Find a poem you would like to memorize and recite to the class. It must be at least two stanzas long. Please email it to me for approval, then make a memory card for it.

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

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 3/1/12

Due on 3/6/12:

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

* 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.)

* Memorize the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea." (See HW blog post from 2/28.)

* Find a poem you would like to memorize and recite to the class. It must be at least two stanzas long. Please email it to me for approval, then make a memory card for it.

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

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.