Reading, Writing & Making (sense)
Mr Reed's English Class & Highlight Lab- U School
ENG 1: April is National Poetry Month
Poverty is the absence of poetry… (Fathering Words by Ethelbert Miller)
To begin, begin... This.. It's the hardest part of anything but to begin is getting half way there..
it great to see many students now getting serious about completing their competencies and showing growth in your learning. You should continue making daily, weekly and summer plans to reach your academic, personal and professional goals.Make sure you meet with your Possi leader, mentors, family friends, and students to set goals to complete all your competencies and find some productive things to do this summer and next fall.
Favorite Poem / Poem in Pocket - National Poetry Month Mini-Project
During the next 2 weeks we will be completing a Reading and Writing Poetry mini-unit.
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate the spirit of LoveDreamDo and the power of words students will complete a Favorite Poem / Poem in Pocket mini-unit. Each student will create a mini poetry portfolio, which will reflect the power LoveDreamDo, and of written and spoken words.
Your Mini Poetry Portfolio will have:
A Cover Page
A Descriptive Review of a poem of your choice
And Your Own Poem in Pocket.
On April 30, we will travel on Temple's campus and share poetry with the public.
Let Me Tell You A Story A Great Success
Kudos for all the amazing stories. Your essays answering the question: How did you overcome a barrier or experience a moment of pivotal change in your life? was so inspiring.
For students who wrote, presented and discussed their storied earn you multiple competencies in writing narrative giving presentations and collaborative discussions. The final published copies of your narrative essays were due March 31. If you did not submit your essay or present your narrative, you need to see Mr Reed or Mr Andy to make up this work. Emails will be send to those who completed and did not complete this assignment.
ON DEMAND TESTS.
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3992 On Demand Argumentative Writing Hip Hop Essay Test
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3909 On Demand Argumentative Reading Test .
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3715 ON Demand Reading Test-
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3822 On Demand Writing Test
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3820 - Central Idea Development / Objective Summary
Performance Tasks - Comptencies
A listing of some past assigned tasks are listed below:
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3996- Malcolm X Vs Jackie Robinson Conflicting Point of Views
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3995 - Ain't I Woman Ethos, Pathos and Logos
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3910 - Analyzing Argumentative Essays
http://afn.schoolfy.com/commentaries/3911 Who Owns Hip Hop Assertion, Evidence, and Reasoning
Super Duper Awesome Sauce -
Super Duper Awesome Sauce & Kudos to Yakenda C, Cache S and Quran K along with other students who completed 3 major competencies ( Writing Narratives, Giving Presentation and Collaborative Discussions) . Everybody worked hard and shared amazing stories that united us a a school community. Your efforts shows persistence, growth and hard work! Way to go....
Check out the other contest open for U School students to compete and earn competencies toward your high school graduation. (Participating in contest also looks favorable on job and college applications. )
Contact Me
Email: sreed@uschool.org
Location: 2000 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Phone: 215.684.3266
Twitter: @boyswritephilly