Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a good weekend! On Friday we worked on our Essay Outlines –they should be completed for today.

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

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-“Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins

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-“Alone” by Maya Angelou

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I’m alive, I believe everything by Lesley Choyce

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-Exit By Rita Dove

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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:  Sharepoint

-Analyzing Poetry:  Sharepoint