Continue our study of the book.

Rory and I reviewed what we have read thus far. We discussed the quote that Rory selected for his first double journal entry. We then continued reading the book. We defined difficult vocabulary using context clues. We then looked for textual evidence to support his future double journal entries.

Rory and I continued our study of the book. We read several pages. Rory began a double journal entry highlighting a meaningful quote. We also discussed going back and dissecting the pages with song lyrics on them recognizing and documenting the poetic devices and imagery used.

Rory and I continued our study of the book. We read and discuss. He also is choosing quotes that are meaningful and writing them down using proper MLA citation to be used later for his cumulative project. We are also dissecting the music lyrics in the book to identify and apply his knowledge of poetic devices and figurative language.

Rory and I continued our study of the book. We read and discussed several chapters. Our focus is on literary devices used in both music and poetry. We also compared Jay-Z's beginnings to Gucci Mane's beginnings. Rory and I are working on what he will write as he reads this book, and what his cumulative project will be.

Rory and I began our study of the actual text of the book. We compared it with the last book that we read. We discovered a big change in time periods. We talked about the progression of rap music from Jay-Z's time to Gucci Mane's. We also discussed Jay-Z's use of poetic terms i.e. couplet, lyrical when describing his music. Rory selected a meaningful quote from the pages that we had read. He cited it correctly and wrote his reaction.

Rory and I began our study of the new book. We will focus on poetic devices. We discussed the definitions of simile, metaphor, alliteration, assonance etc. Rory said that he understands what they mean; he has difficulty with the application/use of them in writing. I will model how to discover the use of the poetic devices used within the song lyrics published in the book.Then Rory and I will do it together. Then he will be able to practice this independently. Rory will also write double journal entries to show his reactions to the text.

Rory and I discussed the writing process: brainstorm, draft, revise then edit. We have brainstormed; we drafted. We are in the final stages of his cumulative PowerPoint on the book. We discussed the proper way to cite using MLA format. His PowerPoint contains meaningful textual citations. He needs to complete the revision and editing stages. He also began to add illustrations(pictures) to further illustrate his in-text citations and his explanations. We also discussed the correct way to do a Works Cited page which he will add at the end of his PowerPoint.

Rory continued to work on his cumulative assignment. He chose and typed his quotes complete with correct MLA in-text citation. He began to analyze the quotes, explaining and relating to his explanations and the text. He will also add photos to further advance his PowerPoint.

Work on the cumulative assignment for the novel.