October 2

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October 2
Activity: Big Yellow Taxi (p. 14, English for the IB MYP 2: by Concept)

Hear-Think-Wonder
Listen to the song Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bdMSCdw20

 

HOMEWORK:  Complete Task 1
Task 1 Write a paragraph to answer each question.
What is the song Big Yellow Taxi about?
What concerns do you think Joni Mitchell has?

October 5
National Holiday - no school

October 6

Task 2
An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase.

Homework:  Write an acrostic poem about your town or neighbourhood.