AGENDA MAY 5-9

Foci: The Harlem Renaissance & Performing Poetry

Notes:
*Mary Oliver will be speaking at Walk Festival Hall Thursday, May 8.
*WNB 17-25 due on Friday, May 9
*Bronx Masquerade Roundtable Discussion will be held on Thursday, May 29 at lunch
*All 4th Quarter Enrichment Options must be complete by June 2
*Poetry Performances Wednesday and Thursday
*Post PAWS Pizza Party Wednesday (Periods 1 and 4)/Thursday (Periods 5 and 6) -- style="font-weight:bold;">STUDENTS NEED TO BRING MONEY FOR THIS BY TUESDAY!!!

Weekly Homework:
*Finish Society Poem (WNB 24)
*WNB due of Friday

Essential Questions:
*What are some of the main themes evident in Harlem Renaissance poetry?
*What are some effective ways to perform poetry?
*How is poetry a form of communication?

Monday:
Mini-Performance Workshop: Eye contact, gestures, intonation
Keep working on WNB 24 - we will share "Society Poems" on Friday

Tuesday:
Women of the Harlem Renaissance
"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
Work with partners on annotation and final practice

Wednesday:
POETRY PERFORMANCES
P4 Party for Periods 1 and 4

Thursday:
POETRY PERFORMANCES
P4 Party for Periods 5 and 6

Friday:
***FINAL WNB DUE -- ENTRIES 17-25***
Share Society Poems (WNB 24)