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Do Now. 1) Listen to “Volcano” together as a class. 2) Short response (2-3 sentences) Do you like the song more or less than you thought you would? Why ?. Sharing Song Lyrics. Read the lyrics aloud for the class

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  1. Do Now 1) Listen to “Volcano” together as a class. 2) Short response (2-3 sentences) Do you like the song more or less than you thought you would? Why?

  2. Sharing Song Lyrics • Read the lyrics aloud for the class • Explain what you like about the song and how you see it as poetry • Play a short clip of the song (if you want to!)

  3. Vocabulary for “Mother to Son” • Tack (noun):

  4. Vocabulary for “Mother to Son” • Tack (noun): • a small, sharp nail or push-pin

  5. Vocabulary for “Mother to Son” • Tack (noun): • a small, sharp nail or push-pin • Splinter (noun):

  6. Vocabulary for “Mother to Son” • Tack (noun): • a small, sharp nail or push-pin • Splinter (noun): • A small, thin, sharp piece of wood or glass broken off from a larger piece

  7. Vocabulary for “Mother to Son” • Tack (noun): • a small, sharp nail or push-pin • Splinter (noun): • A small, thin, sharp piece of wood or glass broken off from a larger piece • Crystal (adj):

  8. Vocabulary for “Mother to Son” • Tack (noun): • a small, sharp nail or push-pin • Splinter (noun): • A small, thin, sharp piece of wood or glass broken off from a larger piece • Crystal (adjective): • Made of a clear, transparent stone that resembles ice

  9. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Period (also called a “full stop”):

  10. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Period. • A period is used at the end of a sentence.

  11. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Period. • A period is used at the end of a sentence. • Periods are sometimes used in abbreviations (U.S.A.)

  12. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Period. • A period is used at the end of a sentence. • Periods are sometimes used in abbreviations (U.S.A.) • Periods are also used in some salutations (Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr.)

  13. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Commas,

  14. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Commas, • Commas are often used to separate elements in a list or a series. • John loves football, baseball, and volleyball

  15. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Commas, • Commas are often used to separate elements in a list or a series. • John loves football, baseball, and volleyball • Commas are also used to join two separate, complete thoughts. • John loves football, but he hates tennis.

  16. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Commas, • Commas are often used to separate elements in a list or a series. • John loves football, baseball, and volleyball • Commas are also used to join two separate, complete thoughts. • John loves football, but he hates tennis. • Commas can be used to give non-essential information. • John, who loves football and baseball, is applying for an athletic scholarship.

  17. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Apostrophe ’

  18. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Apostrophe ’ • An apostrophe is used in a contraction: • do not => don’t or I am => I’m

  19. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Apostrophe ’ • An apostrophe is used in a contraction: • do not => don’t or I am => I’m • An apostrophe indicates a possessive: • The book belonging to Ned. => Ned’s book.

  20. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Apostrophe ’ • An apostrophe is used in a contraction: • do not => don’t or I am => I’m • An apostrophe indicates a possessive: • The book belonging to Ned. => Ned’s book. • An apostrophe used at the end of a word indicates missing letters: • Climbin’ (regular spelling = climbing)

  21. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Dash -

  22. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Dash - • Dashes can be used to set apart a word or phrase for emphasis: • My students--all 16 of them--love poetry.

  23. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Dash - • Dashes can be used to set apart a word or phrase for emphasis: • My students--all 16 of them--love poetry. • Dashes can be used as a hyphen to create some compound words: • his ex-girlfriend • a stress-free day

  24. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Colon:

  25. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Colon: • Colons are used to join two independent phrases when you want to emphasize the second one. • The weather will be awful on Friday: we are expecting sleet and freezing rain all day.

  26. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Colon: • Colons are used to join two independent phrases when you want to emphasize the second one. • The weather will be awful on Friday: we are expecting sleet and freezing rain all day. • Colons are used to set off a related idea. • I have the perfect birthday gift for Lonnie: concert tickets.

  27. -- … ?, ‘ !Punctuation! ‘ , ? … -- • Colon: • Colons are used to join two independent phrases when you want to emphasize the second one. • The weather will be awful on Friday: we are expecting sleet and freezing rain all day. • Colons are used to set off a related idea. • I have the perfect birthday gift for Lonnie: concert tickets. • Colons should be used before a list. • Ron does a lot of different kinds of exercise to stay in shape: swimming, hiking, running, and bicycling.

  28. Vocabulary for“If I were in charge of the world” • Oatmeal (noun): a hot breakfast cereal • Hamster (noun): a small rodent often kept as a pet • 007 movies: James Bond action movies

  29. Directions: “If I were in charge of the world” worksheet Working in partners: • Read the poem aloud. • “Observe” the poem, circling or highlighting the punctuation, capitalization, and other structural parts. • Read the poem aloud again, paying close attention to the parts you have marked. • Complete the questions.

  30. Homework “I Cry” by Tupac Shakur: • Read the poem • “Observe” it and mark it up • Complete questions

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