April+16+-+April+20

Students are writing spoken work poems or slam poetry this week and next. There is a poetry slam at Lewis & Clark Library that they can perform at if they choose for extra credit.

Examples of slam poetry are at http://lambenglishmontana.wikispaces.com/Spoken+word+Poetry. Poems are due Wednesday, typed and turned into turnitin.com.

Students are performing their original poems Thursday and Friday. They do not have to memorize the poem. They do have to speak with vocal variety and gestures. Slam poetry Rubric:
 * Rubric for Unit 2**

Quiz 20 Typed Speech (Poem) 20 Voice and vocal variety 10 Gestures and facial expression 10 Performance is competition ready 10 Delivered Speech 10 __Self-Reflection__ __10__ Total 90
 * Rubric on Speech Day**

I will have all the I-Search papers graded by Wednesday. Students are encouraged to revise their papers for full credit.

Root. ………. . . .Meaning Loc, locat. . . .Place Voc, Vok ………Voice; call Verb. . . . . . . .word Vor. . . . . . . . .eat, devour Corpor. . . . .body Ped. . . … . .foot Dent. . . . . .tooth Aur. . . . . . .ear Ocul. . . . ..eye Divid. . . .separate
 * Latin Roots 2**

Prefix. . . . . . .Meaning Mal-. . . . . . .bad; ill Omni-. . . . . .all Aur-. . . . .Gold Exercise
 * 1) Location = PLace
 * 2) Vocal = pertaining to voice
 * 3) Aureate = Covered in gold
 * 4) Malediction = bad saying
 * 5) Verbal= pertaining to word
 * 6) Voracity = eat greedily
 * 7) Omnivorous = all devouring
 * 8) Verity = truthfulness
 * 9) Corporation = embody
 * 10) Expedite = to free the feet
 * 11) Dentate = tooth
 * 12) Corporal = pertaining to body
 * 13) Aural = pertaining to ear
 * 14) Oculist = eye person
 * 15) Indivisible = not separate