week of 9/17/12

week of 9/17/12

9/20/12

Goals: Share some of our work. Begin to consider the "poetic" mindset. In other words, besides writing poems, what makes a poet?

• First Step: Get your computer out and go to http://www.visuwords.com/  

Creative Laptops
Poetry Laptops

• Play with Visu-words by plugging in the central theme of your "Sweet Like a Crow" poem to see what words it comes up with. What's the most surprising word that is associated with your theme?Quick discussion.

• Let's share some poems. (DYT, DET, Applaud the poet not the poem, first responders)

• The poetic mentality. What do these words mean to you? Conviction, Feeling, Belief, Voice.

• Let's watch some different examples of conviction. Blog your gut responses to each. If your blog is not yet set up, shame on you, but use a piece of paper. 

• Taylor Mali, Sarah Kay, Jovan Mays 

HW (For Tuesday, 9/25): Conviction Poem: 

Requirements: 
1. Start with one of the following lines

• You're indignant...
• It embarrasses you, this...
• You can embrace...
• A battered sign bleeds...
• At first touch it may certainly...
• So you say you're ninety-nine percent...

2. Write a poem of at least 20 lines that shows conviction (a firm belief).

9/18/12

Goals: Vent a little. :) Create a blog. Complete Grid poems.

First Step: (After assembly): Go over schedule for the day.

--Create blog on blogger.

--Freewrite on your blog (if it works).

Option 1: Something that irritates you.

Option 2: Something you love.

Option 3: Something you're anticipating with excitement.

Option 4: Something you're dreading.

Share.

With remaining time: Work on grid poems.

1. Pass grid among 4 people. Improve images.

2. On computers. Begin typing your poem.

HW (for Thursday, 9/20):

1. Create Blog on blogger and send me the link.

2. Finish Grid poem. Must be submitted on Edmodo by Thursday. Please "turn in" as a document.