Good morning Thomas Homeroom,
I hope you had a great weekend! 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 everything for today, except to say…