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)

Kat's Magnetic Poem

Kat 1st hour
Magnetic poem
Extra Credit

I wish of the storm to whisper
Peace to arrive at the summer window
Mad or gentle
Cry
Magic take who you want
Quiet sky
Fly
Grow Green
Laugh
Sing
Love
I wish of the storm to whisper

Shelly's Magnetic Poem

I race her in the rodeo, rope and ride.
She is a barrel horse, a beautiful chestnut mare.
We full trot bareback to the arena, then run across.
Always wild, fast and gentle.
Her mane and tail flying.
My girl has a white blaze and a buck.
So beautiful, loving. majestic, graceful, and willing.