British Poetry Websites

Love, war, death, nature, religion, friendships… This website categorizes poems that are mostly by British Poets. Check this out first.

http://www.love-poems.me.uk/

British War Poetry

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1914warpoets.html

Shakespeare's sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, is a collection of poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare's_sonnets

The Sonnets of Great Britain

http://www.sonnets.org/

Comparing and Contrasting Paragraph #2

Compare and Contrast two different fast food restaurants. I don't want to know which one you like better. I want you to focus on the many differences and similarities of each. This must be six sentences. I repeat I do not care what you like or dislike about each.

Respond to a Post from Yesterday

First, read what your classmates wrote yesterday. Next, pick a posting that you disagree with and write about WHY you disagree with his/her point of view. Be nice.

Comparing and Contrasting Paragraph One

Compare and contrast two different types of music or groups. Write at least six sentences for this blog.

Fun and Games

Go to the following website and do each of these games/quizzes. Make sure to print your score page at the end of the activity. This printout is how you will be graded for today.

http://www.quia.com/pop/6596.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/242179.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/235542.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1054512.html

Describe a Food Experience

Here is another descriptive challenge. Write about an experience with food in as many details as possible. This experience might be eating a gyro, Thanksgiving dinner at your grandmother's house, Kenosha County Fair food stands, or menu items at your favorite restaurant.

Descriptive Paragraph #2

Take some time to describe a person you will never forget: a friend, relative, neighbor, or teacher. Describe this person with such detail that a reader feels familiarity toward he/she. Include the following details: personality, appearance, and behavior.