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A. Rogers  2010

I love the way I was able to capture the way each raindrop clung to each leaf!

Red Cliffs

A.Rogers Apr. 2011

Concrete Poems part 2

This is what the completed project looks like. They are so deliciously adorable! They had to use one or more poetic elements that we have learned about this year to write a poem five lines or more. Doesn't sound too hard, right? Believe me. I have many kids crying that it is sooooooooooooooooo hard and they don't know what to write. I will focus more on the rest of the class next week since I have many of the lowest kids done, or close to, after having my special help.

These are the elements they had to select from. Some will use several or all of them.
- Onomatopoeia
- Alliteration or consonance
- Rhyme
- Personification
- Metaphor
- Imagery

 

A. Rogers Apr 2011

Thought for the Day

A.Rogers Apr. 2011

Concrete poems- part 1

At the end of the last language arts unit, which was on Amazing Animals, we started a project, which we have not had much time to work on. Since we started our end of year testing this week and things are pretty stressful and chaotic, I thought it would be a good time to get going on them. We are working on concrete poems, which are poems where the writing of the words form the picture, or are part of the picture. The first thing we are doing is creating our "3D" pictures for inspiration. And there are rules!

1. No pencils, crayons, or other writing tools allowed for sketching. You must use your artistic eye to see the image in pieces, or individual shapes.

2. Make the picture simple and clear.

3. Make the animal the main focus of the picture. If you put flowers, trees, etc, make them complementary.

4. The animal must be large and fill the space.

5. Plan where you are going to write the poem. Which part of the picture will become the poem?

6. What is special about your animal that you want to write your poem about? Make that trait noticeable in the picture.

7. If you don't like how something is turning out, use your problem solving skills to fix it. There is no such thing as a mistake in art! Make something you don't like work for you.

A. Rogers Apr. 2011

Photos arranged into collage using Picasa 3.8

I think they are amazing, don't you?
 Unfortunately, my cell phone pics are not that great.

Heart melted

I had the day off so I spent some time with my mom. She and I went and got lunch and then she had agreed to watch the munchkins while my sister went to her math class. The boy and I played with Duplos, colored Scooby Doo pictures, and watched Glee. What a great afternoon! I love this picture. It is so sweet how when we were done building, he went to get his little lion to put in the house. He and "Lelly" had done this a few weeks ago, but he is so smart and remembers everything! Well, it's a nice house, but he might want to stretch out to watch TV. Not so sure he has much space.
<3

A. Rogers Apr. 2011

Easter Blessings and Renewal

Today was a bittersweet day. 

BITTER: Instead of attending my normal church service and Sacrament meeting, we had Stake conference. Upon arrival, the usher presented me with a map of the new ward boundaries and I was heartbroken to discover I have been placed in a new ward. I love my Bishop and he has helped me through a lot of emotional and spiritual turmoil the past year, and I still meet with him from time to time for guidance and support. Now I feel like I have to start all over in this key relationship. I also really love my home teacher. He is totally amazing and always sincere and helpful. Other than that, I can not say that I am totally connected in the ward or anything, but in my opinion, those are the two most important people in my ward. Although it will be difficult, I feel I must look at this as an opportunity for renewal and the opportunity to grow spiritually, where in many ways I have felt desperately stagnant, or even dying the past several years. Perhaps, this really is what I need.

SWEET: I had the best Easter celebration with my family! We "hid" eggs for Jude (21 months) and had a wonderful dinner. My grandma Irene made an absolutely perfect ham! It was glazed with brown sugar and honey! Luckily we had a lot of leftovers, including tons of deviled eggs (my absolute favorite!)
Jude was a great egg hunter. The only problem was that some of the eggs had M&M's and so they were a bit gooey. Once in a while, an egg would pop open and the "nummies" and "cannie" would spill on the ground. At that point, much like a hamster, he would start popping as many "cannies" into his mouth as he could fit! This became messy when the M&M's were melted and it got all over his face and hands. He also got a beautiful, honey colored teddy bear that is literally as big as me! This was something that he spied in Costco a while ago and was devastated when Mama and Dada said no. Mama decided he had to have it with how it broke his heart... and at only $30! His heart melted when he found it hiding in the back yard with the eggs. He ran up and gave it "hougs" and "lups" (hugs and lips).