New Year's Poems

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

                                                                                                William Shakespeare

Happy New Year!

1.  INDEPENDENT READING -- Please begin at the bell.  The end of the semester is January 25th.  Remember two book reviews posted on Goodreads are due by the end of the semester.

2.  NOTE:  Please bring your INTERACTIVE READER to class tomorrow.

3.  Our next unit of study -- Transformational Thinking.

4.  Some poems for the New Year -- Read each poem quietly and respond in the available space with your ideas/thoughts about the poem.  Write down 3 thoughts about each poem (number each).

5.  Article of the Week #12 -- "In My Opinion: Don't lower the bar on education standards"

     Assignment:    Annotate the article

                           What is the author's argument in this article?

                           Explain the extent to which you agree or disagree with the writer.