Tuesday, January 29, 2013

January 29*

JOURNAL TOPIC: (today's tunes: "Taking Care of Business" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive; "Taking Care of No Business" by Jimi Hendrix)

What is it about routine that makes our lives both easier (more efficient) and harder to change (put down that third bag of Hot Cheetos!)?  Describe a routine you want to start, describe a routine you want to stop, and describe a routine you want to continue.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Reading quiz (pp.31-50)
3. Vocab
4. Continue reading

HW:
1. Read this quote:
"What is it that makes you want to write songs? In a way you want to stretch yourself into other people's hearts. You want to plant yourself there, or at least get a resonance, where other people become a bigger instrument than the one you're playing. It becomes almost an obsession to touch other people. To write a song that is remembered and taken to heart is a connection, a touching of bases. A thread that runs through all of us. A stab to the heart. Sometimes I think songwriting is about tightening the heartstrings as much as possible without bringing on a heart attack." -Keith Richards
2. Answer this question in a post to your blog entitled THE PEEVED PEDESTRIAN:
What is it that made Ray Bradbury write the novel you're reading? What in your analysis of literary techniques led you to this conclusion? (Make sure to include textual support illustrating Bradbury's use of at least three techniques we've studied/discussed this year.)
3.  Begin memorizing a song, a poem, or your poem and be ready to recite on Friday, Feb 1.

13 comments:

  1. Wait A Second.. PAUSE. Does It Say Memorize?! Geeeezeeeeee... ):

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  2. Is there any limitations as to what we are allowed to memorize?

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  3. It sounds easy enough...I know a lot of songs by heart...but reciting it in front of the class? Dannnnnng.!

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  4. can it be anything? or are there some limitations to what can be said.

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  5. I like the idea of choosing our own poem/ song to recite it expresses who we are as individuals and helps us understand each other

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  6. For the song can I use my guitar also? Would be nice if I can use it, would help me a lot actually, lol.

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  7. WE HAVE TO SING IN FRONT OF THE CLASS, or LIKE SAY A LITTLE PEACE OF IT IN FRONT OF THE CLASS???.... HELP!!

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