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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Class Agenda 10//30

1.  Bellringer:  pg. 25a.  Define urbanization - 
2.  Movie - Profile on city life:  crime, poor immigrants, sanitation, and new inventions (answer questions on pg. 25a.  Discuss.
3.  On a separate sheet of paper, write a poem synthesizing what we have learned over the past few days: 
Topic = What was life like for the urban poor during the Industrial Revolution?
  • Length:  MINIMUM 3 stanzas with 4 lines in each  
  • Style:  Rhyme OR free verse (be aware of the beats per line...so that it "flows")
  • Techniques:  Consider pg. 7-8 of "The Bob"... and using an element of poetry, such as simile, metaphor, imagery, personification
  • Social Studies Content:  Use your packet pgs. 23-28.  
  • Have fun with it!
HW - finish poem
       - TEST Friday (pg. 29, Blog)

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