Poety Unit 

Notebook Check

There are no more notebook checks. Be sure to complete your notebooks and use the check off page located on google classroom to make sure you have everything done. 

just the basics

Notebook Check / Test every Friday = 10 pts 
Anthology and Notebook due May 22 or 23

Notebook Check Off Page

Poetry Cafe - Completing the Notebook & Publishing the Anthology. May 14 - 23, 2019 

Publishing

1) The Notebook - 
     Use the check off page to make sure you have completed all of the work. 
     Turn in to the box and I'll grade them. 
     PLEASE NOTE - YOU CAN NOT MAKE UP THE NOTEBOOK. ONCE YOU TURN IT IN, IT IS DONE. 

2) The Anthology - 
     Use the check off page to make sure that you have completed all of the work.  (located on google classroom)
     Turn into the box when you are done. 
​     PLEASE NOTE - YOU CAN NOT REVISE THE ANTHOLOGY. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT IT IS YOUR BEST WORK POSSIBLE. 

Poetry Cafe Day 11 May 10 & 13, 2019 

Day 11

Time to Sonnet!
Two type of sonnets - Shakespeare and Italian 
All sonnets have the following:
     * 14 lines
     * 10 syllables per line
     * rhyme scheme 
Slam "Sonet 18", "How Do I Love Thee" & "Stay or Go"

Poetry cafe - day 10 May 8 & 9, 2019

Day 10

Today we moved onto sonnets, starting with Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18, Shall I Compare Thee"

We also went back over "Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes" to see how it is linked to the myth of Narcissus and Echo. 

Poetry Cafe - Day 9.5 May 6 & 7, 2019

Day 9.5

Today we continued with Odes, looking at Tomas Grary's "Ode On the Death of a Favorite Cat Drowned In a Tub of Goldfishes"
Our focus was on identifying allusions found with in the poem. 

Poetry Cafe - notebook check may 3, 2019

Poetry cafe day 9 - 5/1 & 5/2

Day 9

  • Complete work for Identity
  • Vocab pg 28
  • Quick Write pg 28
  • Read "Ode to My Socks" pg 29
  • SLAM "Ode to My Socks"
  • Answer questions pg 30

Poetry cafe day 8 4/29 & 4/30

Day 7 

  • Begin working on Extended Metaphor
  • Vocab pg 24
  • Read "Identity" pg 25
  • SLAM "Identity" pg 25
  • Answer Questions pg 26
  • Begin drafting the Embedded Assessment pg 25

Poetry Cafe Day Notebook Check 4/26

Notebook Check

  • Notebook Checks
    • If you are not happy with your grade, make sure your notebook is complete and I will make sure to drop the lowest grade. 
  • Play with two line stanzas

Poetry Cafe day 7 - 4/24 & 4/25

day 7

  • Having fun with two line stanzas
  • Introducing Embedded Assessment Due DAtes
    • May 22 and 23 at the beginning of class
    • Final presentations due June 3 and 4 at 7a

Poetry Cafe Day 6 - 4/22 & 4/23

Day 6

  • Free Write Activity
  • Complete unfinished work from Day 5
  • TWIST - complete

Poetry Cafe Day 5 - 4/18 & 4/19

Day 5

  • Drafting the Embedded Assessment - create an autobiographical catalogue poem
  • Examining Diction & Imagery
  • Quick Write
  • Read "Fast Break" by Edward Hirsch
  • SLAM "Fast Break" by Edward Hirsch
  • Answer questions about Fast Break

Poetry Cafe day 4 - 4/16 & 4/17

Day 4

  • Examining Experiences and Poetic Structure
  • Vocabulary 
  • Quick Write
  • Read "Nikki-Rosa" by Nikki Giovanni
  • SLAM "Nikki-Rosa" by Nikki Giovanni
  • Answer questions 

Poetry Cafe Day 3 - 4/12 & 4/15

Day 3

  • Read Essay from Poem Crazy - annotate
  • Answer questions about Poem Crazy

Poetry Cafe Day 2 - 4/10 & 4/11

Day 2

  • Continue looking at pages 3&4
  • Answer questions pg 5
  • Drafting the Embedded Assessment pg 6

Poetry Cafe Day 1 - 4/8 & 4/9

Day 1

  • Poetry notebooks were passed out
  • Reviewed Embedded Assessment
  • Reviewed expectations 
  • Discussed SLAM - a way to annotate poetry 
  • What is Poetry pg 3-6
  • Vocabulary
  • Read "Poetry"
  • SLAM "Poetry"