Wednesday, 6/9/10
Warm Up. Use the same sheet from yesterday.
Title: old age sticks  Date: 6/9/10

old age sticks   by ee cummings
old age sticks
up Keep
Off
signs)&

youth yanks them
down(old
age
cries No

Tres)&(pas)
youth laughs
(sing
old age

scolds Forbid
den Stop
Must
n't Don't

&)youth goes
right on
gr
owing old
  1. What is a hypocrite?
  2. Why might he separate/interrupt words like 

    3. gr-owing and forbid-den and tres-pas-sing?
  3. Why does he stop the title (and first line) 
    after "sticks" rather than after "signs"? 
  4. Ditto with "youth yanks them--down"?
  5. What is ironic about the last line/stanza?
  6. What is he trying to say with this poem?

Yee#7
Alternative:

  1. What word is missing?   begin, inch, chapel, elastic, ___ ___ ___ , cellar, arisen, end
  2. Try to figure out the noun or adjective that is common to all the items each group.
  3. What three-letter word can be added to spaces below to form four common words?
    T _ _ _ SIT       ST _ _ _ D      F _ _ _ TIC    B _ _ _ ND
  4. Wacky Wordy:
    KN

    5. OT
  5. Wacky Wordy: my you're way
    Palindromes. "Racecar." "A nut for a jar of tuna." "Do geese see God?" "Party boobytrap."
  6. The two Eskimos paddled along in a __  __  __  __  __ .
  7. Are you going to __  __  __  __  __  __  __  the living room? I hate that grubby old wallpaper.
  8. When you do, be sure to stand on a ladder that is __ __ __ __ __ , so it doesn't tip.

 
 

Message to 6th Grade due Friday.
Form:
  • Poem(s) 
  • "Once Upon A Time…" (story) 
  • "Dear…" (letter) 
  • Comic Strip 
  • Quiz 
  • Annotated map
  • Newspaper article
  • PowerPoint
  • Webpage
  • Video
  • Brochure
  • Picture Book
  • Other?
 		 Content:
  • Expectation vs. Reality (3) 
  • Things good about  Laguna (3) 
  • Advice (3) 
  • Approximately 300 words (or equivalent). 
  • Try to be upbeat and funny.
  • Include at least one euphemism.
 		 Rubric:
  • All Content Items (20) 
  • Proofread and Fixed  (20) 
  • Effort/Quality  (10) 
  • Creativity  (10)

    •  

     
     
     
     
     

    Total Value  (60)
Evaluation:
? All  Content Items (20)  _______
Subtract 3 for each that is missing: (3) Expectations vs Reality  (3) Good Things about Laguna  (3) Pieces of Advice

? Proofread and Fixed  (20)  _______
Subtract 2 points for every mechanical error after one. Award 20 for 0-1 mistake, 18 for 2 mistakes, 16 for 3 mistakes, etc. Please mark any errors you see.

? Effort  (10) ______
The effort is obvious = 10, Got it done OK = 7,
"At least you did something..." = 5

? Creativity/Clarity  (10)  ______
Wow = 10, cool = 9, good = 8, boring/I don't get it = 6 or less

Total Score (  /60):                                  (A = 54+  B = 48+  C = 42)