Homework over Thanksgiving Break

• Be sure to memorize your poetry out loud poem
• Bring in one article important to your topic in Metamorphosis.
• If you are interested, complete the extra credit assignment for StoryCorp's Great Thanksgiving Listen: https://storycorps.me/about/the-great-thanksgiving-listen/

Have a great week!

Due 1120

In class you will work on your poem. Be sure to have it memorized for class.

For homework: Articulate questions for Metamorphosis. Complete your tracing work in your read/write notebook.

11/10

Today in class we:

• Practiced the process for extending the "What it Means" Section of the chart. We continued our work on "First Lesson"
• We identified the question in Metamorphosis that each individual would like to work on.

Homework:

•  Memorize 2 more sentences of the poem you've chosen.
• Once you've identified your question. Reread Metamorphosis and create a sticky note for each passage you believe to be important to the study of your question. On each sticky note write the page number, paragraph number, and a bullet point or two about the scene's importance.

Extra Credit Opportunity: The Great Thanksgiving Listen from Story Corps

https://storycorps.me/

Deadlines and Updates!

 
Happy Veteran's Day! Hug a veteran.

11/7 and 11/8

Today in class we:

• Practiced delivering our poem for Poetry Out loud
• Used the "it says, it means, it matters" method of exploring a poem
• Began work on applying the method to our own poem

• For homework: Bring your collateral reading book next class (and keep reading it!), complete the "it says, it means, it matters" chart for your poem, memorize another section of your poem.

Remember that the poem needs to be memorized by 11/14 and delivered on 11/21 or 11/22

11/4

Today in class we watched some different poems and discussed the

different approaches and aesthetics of poetry. Links to some of the poems are below:

Harry Baker: https://www.ted.com/talks/harry_baker_a_love_poem_for_lonely_prime_numbers?language=en

Malcolm London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB_4Sbt0pRU

Sarah Kaye: https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter?language=en

For homework I assigned students to choose a poem to study and to memorize the first three sentences of the poem.

Also, I asked students to prepare a question or two for Seminar on Tuesday. The questions are linked to the previous blog entry (if you lost yours).

I'm also asking people to use the "It says, it means, it matters" charts in order to develop the analysis of their ideas for seminar. I will collect the notes as part of the seminar discussion on Tuesday.

Question:                                                                                                                                                                  Name

It Says                                                                                       It Means                                                                                It Matters

Question:                                                                                                                                                                  Name

It Says                                                                                       It Means                                                                                It Matters

 

11/2

In class today:

We discussed Ezra Pound's definition of poetry: "Poetry is news that stays news." And we applied his definition to a William Carlos Williams poem.

We began our study of Kafka.

The homework is to look through the Poetry Outloud website and find three poems with compelling "news". Then print a copy of each poem and bring it to class.

Have a nice afternoon.