Found Poetry

Today we wrapped up our OMM/Poetry unit with a bit of OMM found poetry. The poems were amazing! The assignment is below if you missed it.

Wrapping Up Poetry Out Loud

Today we finished up the Poetry Out Loud presentations and did a bit of reflection (see below).

Poetry Out Loud: Round 1

Today we spent the entire period reading and reciting poetry. It was amazing! Recitations will continue tomorrow with the end of Round 1 and the start of Round 2.

Poetry Time

Today we spent the entire period practicing our poems in preparation for the presentations beginning tomorrow.

Finishing the Essay

Revision Time

Students spent the entire period working on the Revision Checklist & Cover Sheet assignment at Google Classroom today. They will have time to finish this tomorrow when this assignment is due with the completed essays.

Wednesday: Finally, The Title

Today we spent the day looking at Robert Burn's poem "To a Mouse," doing a bit of annotation and writing about why Steinbeck uses a quote from this poem as the title of his novel.

Conclusions

After a bit more POL practice, students had the period to finish their essays and write conclusions. Slides and handouts are at Google Classroom.

Working the Body

Today students continued work on their body paragraphs, focusing especially on the symbol paragraph. By tomorrow, students should be ready to start their conclusion paragraphs. Details are at Google Classroom.

The Essay Body

After a few minutes to work on their poems, students spent the rest of the period working on their essays. Slides, handouts and the assignment are at Google Classroom.

Mapping Tone

Today, students spent some time considering how to infuse their poem recitations with emotion and energy, by studying Maya Daniels' recitation of "Apollo" and marking her emotional and tone choices on this handout. The tone map here may be helpful.

POL, Theme Review, and Thesis Statements

We began the day by practicing our POL poems aloud with partners. Then students finished up the theme review we started yesterday and started thinking about thesis statements. Additional slides are available at Google Classroom.