Hello
Yesterday you wrote your short story test. I managed to post blocks A and B onto Myed but I haven’t had a chance to do so for Block D. On Wednesday/Thursday we worked on our Essay Outlines –they should be completed for today. Over the weekend, transform your outlines into a rough draft. Drafts must be done for Monday as we will be doing peer editing.
We will be starting our poetry unit.
*I want you all to reflect and brainstorm the idea of what Poetry means to you. You will write down this thought/reflection on a doc. open on your devices.
-we will look at some definitions of poetry by T.S. Eliot and ee cummings
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We will then read the poem “Eating Poetry” by Mark Strand and “Introduction to Poetry by Billy collins
-You will be divided into groups of three. Each group will be responsible for 2 poems and will work on Office 365 on the chart you will create below:
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*You will share with me (Ms. Nelson)
Your group will read two of the following poems:
-“Eating Poetry” by Mark Strand
-“Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins
-“Alone” by Maya Angelou
I’m alive, I believe everything by Lesley Choyce
im-alive-i-believe-in-everything-by-lesley-choyce
im-alive-i-believe-in-everything-by-lesley-choyce
-Exit By Rita Dove
Go back and look at the definition that you wrote….can you add anything new? Take two minutes and write down any new thoughts.
-share charts, poems and thoughts with class
-Poetry Terms