Out, Out; Mutability; Traveling Through the Dark

Break up into three groups

• Mia, Alexia, Cate, Ryan, Duncan (Mutability)
• Lizzie, Nathan, Delaney, Felix (Out, Out)
• Adam, Caroline, Nick, Zoe (Traveling Through the Dark)
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• Maggie, Sam, Danielle, Coco, Nadav, Lane
• Julia, Grace, Andy, Macie, Lauren, Justin
• Sierra, Elly, Jack, Joe, Mackenzie, Emma

30 mins

• Using either SAS or TPCASTT or superstar skills, dissect the poem.
• Identify major theme(s), literary devices used, and tone.
• Prepare to teach the poem to the class --> what goes into good lesson?

15 mins x 3

• Each group must use its 15 minutes to teach and discuss the poem with the class
• Lesson begins with reading of poem from group member
• Each group member must speak
• Someone (or a few someones) from group must write on board

Some poetry writing ... and workshop

1. Group association --> Work through free association --> free write --> Poem

HW: write poem from source material

2. Workshop day

• 3 things of which you're proud
• 3 questions for your reader to help improve your poem.

Move into workshop groups. Fill in handout --> one per editor. Revise.

Kubla Khan & We Real Cool

1. Check written poems
2. While checking poems -- read We Real Cool and TP-CASTT.
3. Class discussion about We Real Cool. Look at SAS.
4. Read Kubla Khan aloud and together. Work through TP-CASTT.
5. Poem for homework:

• Guidelines: 20 lines max, minimum 2 stanzas, include enjambment (underline), & an allusion (bold).
• topic choices: dreams, imagination, friends, history
• Please bring a copy of your poem to next class. Poem must be typed.

Fish & Barbie Doll

1. Your poems --> share with peer. Share with class your favorite line(s). Review terms list and find two examples in your found poem.
2. TP-CASTT & Triangle of awesome & Terms List
3. Fish & Barbie Doll
4. Review homework for next class

2015 starts with POETRY!!!

1. Welcome back
2. Some brief details on the exam
3. What's coming up: Poetry into Frankenstein into Maus I into Maus II. What a semester!

Let's begin ...

Goals of this unit:

1. This is an introduction to poetry. 
2. Developing an appreciation for poetry
3. Writing poems of your own (some creative play)
4. Encountering different forms & voices
5. Developing competency in identifying (and using) some poetic devices.

1. What is poetry? What do you think of when someone says you have to write poetry? Read poetry? Brainstorm on a piece of paper.
2. Share on board.
3. Some poetry explorations (see handout & PoetryTweets and #poetweet and Melissa Broder
4. Let's write

Option 1: Write some micro-poetry. You have 140 characters (including spaces)
Option 2: Create a found poem. Minimum of 7 lines.

Homework: using only approved websites, find a poem you love. Print it out. Write a paragraph on why you love it.

Here are two of my favorites:
Mary Oliver
WH Auden