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.

AGENDA April 28-May 2

Homework from Friday: Found poems
Weekly Homework: Find your poem, get it approved, and begin memorizing it. Use list of suggestions.

Notes:
*April is National Poetry Month.
*On May 2nd, at the Center for the Arts, student work from our 3rd Quarter Belief Project will be displayed. Some students will read their poems and essays. You will receive postcard invitations in the mail. Event is from 4:30-6:30. PLEASE COME to support our students!!!
*Students need to bring money for Post-PAWS-Pizza-Party. Party is May 7th for periods 1&4 and May 8th for periods 5&6.
*Final WNB due on May 9 (entries 17-25)
*Wednesday is a late arrival day. Students come at 9:40. Periods 1-4 only that day.
*Poetry Alive on Wednesday April 30: 1:40-2:25.
*Mary Oliver will be speaking at Walk Festival Hall on May 8. Free tickets available at Teton County Library with valid library card.
*Remember 4th Quarter Enrichment options. See me with your choices.

Essential Questions
➢ What was the Harlem Renaissance?
➢ How does poetry reflect and preserve culture?
➢ Can poetry function as resistance/revolution?

April 28
Share found poems
Introduce PHASE ONE OF SPEAKING AND LISTENING: Memorize and perform a poem – performances are May 7 and 8 – work with a partner. This partner will be your support figure, your debate partner, and your main student grader. Final performance grades will be averaged – partner grade, self grade, teacher grade.
*Distribute Assignment guidelines and grading rubric
*Distribute list of poets as suggestions
Weekly Homework: Find your poem, get it approved, and begin memorizing it

Poetry Selection:
Langston Hughes – Weary Blues, Dreams, and Theme for English B
Countee Cullen – Harlem Shadows and A Song of Praise
Bronx Masquerade Selction: Doubtless p. 118
*Terms: allusion, personification, simile, metaphor, extended metaphor, symbol

April 29
Read Aloud: Bronx Masquerade selection: Black Box p. 84 and For The Record p. 79
WNB 24: What bothers you about society or your position in it? What does it look like? How do you confront it? How can you conquer or resolve your conflict with it?
Now: Create a poem from your responses in WNB 24

April 30
LATE ARRIVAL DAY
POETRY ALIVE 1:40-2:25
Administrivia – check in with kids on poems

May 1
Read Aloud: Bronx Masquerade Selection
NLR: Mini-performance workshop: Eye contact, gestures, intonation
Writing Workshop: Finish and share Society Poems
*Sparker – Maya Angelou – Still I Rise

May 2
Bring poems to class for approval/pick partners

Poetry Selection: Women of the H.R.
Jessie Redmond Fauset
Gwendolyn Bennett
Mae Cowdrey

Collaborative Annotation

*HW for Monday: Annotate your poem and bring it to class on Monday.

MAGNETIC POETRY!!!

Remember -- posting your magnetic poem is one of your 4th quarter E.C. options. Post it to the top of this page and INCLUDE A TITLE AND YOUR NAME!!! See magnetic poetry link on right side of page.

AGENDA APRIL 21-25

WELCOME BACK!!! Hope everyone had an excellent vacation!!!

Notes:
*Homework Help Tuesday after school
*Get binders ready for Poetry/Speech Unit
*April is National Poetry Month!!!
*R.A.P. Sign-up Deadline is April 27. Visit Teton County Library or call 733-2164 ext. 103
*Post PAWS Pizza Party - May 7 (1st and 4th) & 8 (5th and 6th). Students need to bring contributions to party organizers.

Weekly Homework: WNB 21 (See below)


Unit Focus Skills:

➢ Creating imagery
➢ Using literary techniques
➢ Poetry terminology
➢ Classification of Poems
➢ Dueling and debate
➢ Annotating Poetry
➢ Targeting an audience
➢ Memorizing and reciting
➢ Analyzing poetry
➢ Speaking and listening for different purposes
➢ Instructing an audience

***Enrichment credit options: These serve as your 4th quarter extra credit options and can be completed at any point before June 2nd.***

1)Participate in R.A.P. Sign up deadline is April 27. Visit Teton County Library for details. (30 points)

2)Post your magnetic poem on our blog (15 points)

3)Post comments (5 THOUGHTFUL, INTERESTING RESPONSES required) to the magnetic poems posted on our blog. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND POST IN THE CORRECT PLACE FOR CREDIT. (15 points)

4)Read Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes and attend a roundtable discussion (time T.B.A.) (30 points)

5)Close poet study. Read and annotate ten poems by the same author. Write two pages of overview on poet’s life and work. Attend guidance sessions (twice during lunch). (30 points)

6)Find one revolutionary, contemporary poet. Perform two of his/ her poems for the class and give a short overview of her/his life and works. (30 points)

7)Podcast your graduation speech and drop it into Open Access Folder: Flammang JHMS Graduation Speeches (15 points)


Essential Questions

➢ What is poetry?
➢ How is poetry a form of communication?
➢ Why does poetry survive?

April 21
Web Graffiti: React to the book you read over spring break – write the title, author, and describe the mood, tone, and theme

Discussion of graffiti we wrote

WNB 21: Answer the questions below about your novel.

For homework: Then create a well-crafted 2-3 paragraph summary of your novel incorporating these answers.

1) Describe the protagonist of your book. What did she/he want? Did he/she get it? Was there an antagonist?

2) What was the main conflict of your book. How did the climax and resolution of your novel deal with it?

3) Why did the author write this book? What kind of audience was he/she targeting? What was the main theme of the piece?

4) Would you recommend this novel to someone else? Why or why not? If so, for what type of audience/individual would it be most appropriate?

Administrivia:
*Return papers
*Announce RAP POETRY SIGN-UP (remind as one of 4th quarter e.c. options)
*plan P4: Post-PAWS-Pizza-Party – MAY 7 and 8. Delegate students to collect money and set up order and ambiance.
*Weekly HW: WNB 21
*4th and 6th: Finish Poster Project Presentations

AGENDA MARCH 31- APRIL 4

Focus: Disability Poster Project

Notes:

*Homework Help on Tuesday after school

*Greg Mortenson, author of Pennies for Peace, will be at JHHS on Wednesday, April 2nd. 8th Graders will attend his speech 6th and 7th periods that day.

*Quarter 3 Recognition is on Friday, April 4th at the Rec. Center from 12:45-2:15. Remember to send swimsuits with your kids if they plan to swim.

Weekly Homework:

Over Spring Break, students need to read a novel that has been recommended to them by another student, teacher, parent, etc. They will be asked to respond in writing to this piece after break. Homework for this week is to decide on a book, check it out, and begin reading.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY:
Work on assembling posters and creating hooks for presentations.

WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY:
Poster Project Presentations

THURSDAY:
WNB #20 and share: Write a letter to a future teenager -- one who will be your age now in 10 years! What advice can you offer? What warnings are necessary?
Check out/begin reading Spring Break selection