For the last question of the first semester, I'd thought we'd do something fun. You are going to write about what you are doing over winter break....in a poem. That's right, I want to see your awesome poems on display for the whole class!
Also, I am going to post all the recipes from "PIE" by Sarah Weeks. Hopefully you and a loved one will spend some time together this holiday, enjoying a fresh baked pie!
Have a wonderful break. I am proud of all of you.
love,
Mr. Dickson
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Discussion Question # 10
Apologies to all about the trouble with this discussion question. I think we have officially fixed all the issues and should be good to go!
The discussion question this week is just like discussion question # 8. Please read the poem below and share your thoughts about what you think it means. Explain your reasons and discuss what kinds of emotions you think the author was trying to get you to feel when he wrote it. When you have finished writing about what the poem means to you, I want you to pick your favorite verse from the poem and write about why it stood out.
This poem is one of my personal favorites, so read carefully and enjoy!
Also, I want you to take your time with spelling, and make sure you analyze the poem one stanza at a time. A stanza is a group of lines that are separated from the others, like a paragraph or verse in a song.
We will be sharing these in class, and together we will decide on who had the best response of the week. They will win the title of Golden Blogger until the next discussion question.
Progress not perfection,
Mr. D
DON’T GIVE UP
by Phoebe Gary
If you’ve tried and have not won,
Never stop for crying;
All that’s good and great is done
Just by patient trying.
Though young birds, in flying, fall,
Still their wings grow stronger,
And the next time they can keep
Up a little longer.
Though the sturdy oak has known
Many a wind that bowed her,
She has ris’n again and grown
Loftier and prouder.
If by easy work you beat,
Who the more will prize you?
Gaining victory from defeat,
That’s the test that tries you.
The discussion question this week is just like discussion question # 8. Please read the poem below and share your thoughts about what you think it means. Explain your reasons and discuss what kinds of emotions you think the author was trying to get you to feel when he wrote it. When you have finished writing about what the poem means to you, I want you to pick your favorite verse from the poem and write about why it stood out.
This poem is one of my personal favorites, so read carefully and enjoy!
Also, I want you to take your time with spelling, and make sure you analyze the poem one stanza at a time. A stanza is a group of lines that are separated from the others, like a paragraph or verse in a song.
We will be sharing these in class, and together we will decide on who had the best response of the week. They will win the title of Golden Blogger until the next discussion question.
Progress not perfection,
Mr. D
DON’T GIVE UP
by Phoebe Gary
If you’ve tried and have not won,
Never stop for crying;
All that’s good and great is done
Just by patient trying.
Though young birds, in flying, fall,
Still their wings grow stronger,
And the next time they can keep
Up a little longer.
Though the sturdy oak has known
Many a wind that bowed her,
She has ris’n again and grown
Loftier and prouder.
If by easy work you beat,
Who the more will prize you?
Gaining victory from defeat,
That’s the test that tries you.
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