Om: freewrite
Took last weeks spelling test.
We began a poetry unit today. Reviewed some basic vocabulary (alliteration, simile, metaphor). I read a short poem to the classes called "Rainy Daze". We discussed what the poem was about on the surface (rainy days) and, by analyzing the words and images used by the author, determined the poem was really about depression.
We'll be reading more poetry and practicing how to reach the deeper meaning.
Tomorrow we take the Rifka test. Response journals and question packets are also due.
