Monday

Hey class!

Good work today.  Here is your homework:

Vocab: WW14 due/Quiz Friday

Literacy: You need to complete the literary device work if you didn't finish in class.  This is due tomorrow.

Writing: Your Google Classroom question (GCQ) is due Friday.

Math: All classes have homework

Reading: Read 30 minutes every night! :).

This week in rap contest: (optional)

For a shout-out on Friday, December 18, 2015, entries are due Thursday, December 10, 2015, by 6 P.M. EST.

Write a Letter Poem

This week, we covered the news of Kobe Bryant's retirement from professional basketball. To make his announcement, Bryant published a letter poem he had written titled "Dear Basketball." In the poem, he describes his love and memories for the sport in the form of a letter written to the sport itself:

    You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream
    And I’ll always love you for it.
    But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.
    This season is all I have left to give.
    My heart can take the pounding
    My mind can handle the grind
    But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.

For this week's contest, we want you to write a letter poem to an abstract or nonliving thing that you love. You can write your poem to a hobby, talent, favorite food, TV show or anything else you know and love. Whatever you choose, title your poem "Dear ___" and address the poem to that well-loved object or activity. Be sure to make your poem at least 15 lines long.

Have a great night!

Ms. Evans