IN CLASS:
Today I returned a lot of graded work. I also spoke with students about their missing work, so they should be aware of what they are missing and how they should go about completing it. We next did a short quiz using the clicker response systems over simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. Then, because we were reading Theodore Roethke's poem "The Sloth," we first looked at a picture of a sloth. I was quite impressed by the students' general knowledge of sloths. I hope they know as much about poetry by the time we're done. Finally, we read the poem and looked for examples of figurative language.
*Notice the resemblance to the Ewok.The Sloth
by Theodore Roethke
In moving-slow he has no Peer.
You ask him something in his Ear,
He thinks about it for a Year;
And, then, before he says a Word
There, upside down (unlike a Bird),
He will assume that you have Heard--
A most Ex-as-per-at-ing Lug.
But should you call his manner Smug,
He'll sigh and give his Branch a Hug;
Then off again to Sleep he goes,
Still swaying gently by his Toes,
And you just know he knows he knows.
ASSIGNMENT:
Limerick due tomorrow
You ask him something in his Ear,
He thinks about it for a Year;
And, then, before he says a Word
There, upside down (unlike a Bird),
He will assume that you have Heard--
A most Ex-as-per-at-ing Lug.
But should you call his manner Smug,
He'll sigh and give his Branch a Hug;
Then off again to Sleep he goes,
Still swaying gently by his Toes,
And you just know he knows he knows.
ASSIGNMENT:
Limerick due tomorrow
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