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on March 2, 2015 at 12:57:08 pm
 

Welcome To Wiki!

 

     In the Hawaiian language, "wiki" means quick. This is a quick, interactive     site for English 9 students where they can view daily assignments including vocabulary, upload documents, and post written work. Always keep in mind that this public domain is an educational resource; therefore, students must not write anything they do not want their principal, guardians, and clergyman/woman to read. Inappropriate content will generate unpleasant consequences.

 

   

                                   

 

 

 

Please review our rules for using this site:

 

We will post quality work that is academically relevant.

We will respect the work of others.

We will post wiki assignments on the wiki and in no other form.

 

 

     An ode is a lyrical poem that originates from ancient Greece. It serves as a written tribute to an item, and therefore conveys deep conveys strong emotion.

     Apostrophe is a literary device used when a human is speaking to a non-humanb object as though it can understand and respond. Examples of apostrophe are talking to animals, speaking to gravestones, and swearing at broken-down vehicles.

     You will practice using apostrophe by writing an ode to a non-human object. Your ode will be written with pronouns in the 2nd person: you, your, you’re. It helps if you write about something you favor or something that frustrates you rather than an object you are pathetic about. For example, as an English teacher, I am passionate about writing. Here is my ode to an object that allows me to write:

 

Ode to a Pencil

Pencil, oh pencil,

How wonderful you are!

Your yellow surface is smooth like gilded gold.

You are always ready with a point,

filling in every blank,

waiting to dot every “i”.

You divulge my innermost thoughts,

but only when I command thee.

And yet,

You are the first

to hide my mistakes.

Softly erasing evidence of my folly

with your rubbery end, and

peppering my paper with pink confetti.

Dear pencil, scribe with me!

Together we can doodle

into eternity.

By Ms. Hansen

 

     There is a second part to this assignment. Instead of personally reaking your ode to your classmates, you will have a non-human object read it for you. You will create an avatar on voki.com. Follow the site’s directions to design your avatar and choose the background. You will type in your ode and select your avatar’s voice or use the microphone to record your own voice. Here is my avatar:

 


 

 

     To install your avatar after publishing, copy its code from the voki web site. Log on to wiki: go to your class page. Place the curser above or below your ode, click on “Insert” from the top bar. Scroll down to “More Plugins”, scroll down new menu to “Interactive Media”, then select “Voki Speaking Avatar”. Paste the code in the box. You will see a small green Voki avatar box; the avatar itself will not appear oin wiki until you hit “Save”.

 

     You must procrastinate on this assignment as you must allow yourself time to solve possible technical problems. Also, respect your classmates by writing a rough draft of your poem and creating your avatar before you post to wiki. Add your work to the bottom of the class page so you do not tamper with the other odes and avatars. Finally, remember that this is the only forum in which you can submit your assignment. Our avatars will read our odes in class on Thursday 3/5.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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