Routines
What do you do when you enter the classroom?
Silently take your seat and get started on the Ready to Learn (RTL).
What are the paragraphs of poems called?
Stanzas.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
The speaker.
How do you reach Ms. Panny after school and on the weekend?
rpanny@harlemvillage.org
When are you all taking *and* passing the English Regents exam?
January 2020
What do you do when you want to ask or answer a question?
Raise your hand silently.
What is the name for two lines of poetry that go together consecutively and rhyme?
Couplet.
What poet did we read the most poems from this unit?
Maya Angelou
When do you get late work after an absence?
Ask for the work the day you get back!
How many parts does the exam have?
3 parts
If you finish your work earlier than everyone else, what can you do to stay busy/learning?
Take out a book a read and/or silently grab a book from the classroom library.
Define metaphor
A comparison made between two things WITHOUT using like or as.
What do you need to look for in the 2nd Read Through of our 3 Read Protocol?
Speaker
Audience
Tone
Subject
What's our policy on speaking in this class?
One Mic
What are the three parts of the Regents Exam?
- multiple choice
- analysis/text essay
-argumentative essay
What must you do before exiting the classroom?
Clean up after yourself and push in your chair.
Define allusion.
A reference made to something outside of the text.
What's the name of a 14-line poem, usually rhyming?
Sonnet
Why should you clean up the room even if the mess isn't yours?
At HVA we don't say "that's not my job," we help when we can.
What is one type of essay required by you on the exam?
Argument essay OR Analytical Essay
What does CIRCLES stand for?
Community
Integrity
Respect
Contribution
Loving-Kindness
Emotional Self-Management
Social Justice
Define mood.
The overall feeling of the text, AKA how the reader feels reading the text.
What's the name of a poem that addresses a single subject and elevates/celebrates it?
Ode
What skill (that you learned last year and have continued discussing this year) will you need to use on the essays of the English Regents?
ACEC