Good morning Mansfield Homeroom,
I hope you had a productive and fun Monday! Almost all of you have performed your monologues and I am working through your written analysis, which can only mean one thing (to me😁) – it’s time for our Power Through Poetry unit!
So, you have three tasks today for your Literature To Do List:
- Daily reading (20 – 35 minutes, depending on how many days you are reading this week)
- Personal definition of poetry (2 – 3 minutes)
- Notes on “What makes a poem…a poem?” video (7 – 10 minutes)
And so we begin…
- Daily reading (20 – 35 minutes, depending on how many days you are reading this week)
- Remember, you are reading 75 – 90 minutes a week, but you choose how to spread that out
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday ➡️ 30 minutes each day = 90 minutes a week
- Monday – Friday ➡️ 15 minutes each day = 75 minutes a week
- No matter what you choose, any day you read, you must fill out your reading log, paying special attention to the Evidence column
- Contact me with questions, concerns, reading suggestions, or if you’re looking for a new book!
- Remember, you are reading 75 – 90 minutes a week, but you choose how to spread that out
- Personal definition of poetry (2 – 3 minutes)
- Complete the “Personal Definition of Poetry Assignment” on Teams
- Before watching the video, write your definition of poetry in one to two sentences.
- What make poetry different from other forms of writing and expression?
- Avoid using forms of the poetry (poetic, poet, poem, etc.) in your definition. Imagine you are defining the word for someone who has no clue what it means – like if I were defining the word “sclarftoobentork” for you.
- Complete the “Personal Definition of Poetry Assignment” on Teams
- Notes on “What makes a poem…a poem?” video (10 – 15 minutes)
- In your Literature notebook, write down today’s date (May 4th) and the title of this video
- The title “What makes a poem…a poem?” is the question you are trying to answer in your notes
- As you watch the video, make a bullet point list of the qualities of a poem
- After you have finished the video and your notes, revisit your personal definition of poetry and answer the following questions in your notebook
- Would you change anything in your definition? If so, what would you add or take away?
- Why would you change your definition in that way?
- Why keep your definition the same?
- Would you change anything in your definition? If so, what would you add or take away?
- 🌟BONUS CHALLENGE🌟: List all of the poetic devices you can remember without looking at your notes. Try to give examples of each device.
- In your Literature notebook, write down today’s date (May 4th) and the title of this video
That’s all for today. As always, contact me if you have any questions or concerns and have a great day!