AGENDA FOR MAY 11-22

Announcements:

*Final Book post due on June 1st.

*8th Grade celebration on June 11th.

Weekly Homework:
1) Begin thinking about a poem you would like to perform.
2) Catch up on WNB -- make sure you complete WNB 13 & WNB 14.

MONDAY:
Gary Soto "Oranges"
Association and emotion in poetry
terms - stanza, imagery, simile
WNB 14: Write a memory poem with vivid imagery

TUESDAY:
Small group annotation:

1) Ron Koertge "Do you have any advice for those of us just starting out?"
2) Robert Frost "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening"

terms: refrain, repetition, rhyme, rhyme scheme, internal rhyme, end rhyme, stanza

WEDNESDAY:
Dramatic Performances in Ms. Hoelscher's class!!!

THURSDAY:
Poetry Out Loud Clips: http://poetryoutloud.org/poems/videos.html
Poetry Performance Assignment and partners

FRIDAY: 

Poetry crossword puzzle #1

Henry Wadssworth Longfellow "Paul Revere's Ride"

terms: meter, rhythm, inverted word order


AGENDA MAY 18-22:

Announcements:

*NO SCHOOL MAY 25th -- MEMORIAL DAY.

Weekly Homework: Poetry Puzzle #2

MONDAY:

Harlem Renaissance Overview - record concrete details

Langston Hughes "A Dream Deferred" and Weary Blues"/Annotation

Bronx Masquerade - Harlem selection p. 5

TUESDAY:

Groups:

1) Countee Cullen - Harlem Shadows and a Song of Praise
2) Bronx: Doubtless p. 118
terms: allusion, personification, simile, metaphor, extended metaphor, symbol
3) Bronx: Black Box p. 84 and For the Record: p. 79
WNB 15: Write a "Society Poem" about what troubles you most in our society.

WEDNESDAY:
Finish and share society poems
Maya Angelou - Still I Rise
NLR Performance Workshop - emphasis, intonation and gestures in performance

THURSDAY:

Work on Performance Piece with partner - Use list of resources and list of poets
-Find a good poem and get approved
-Annotate your poem
-Begin memorizing your poem

FRIDAY:
Review Poetry Puzzle #2
Work day on poetry performance -- memorize and practice