Write Away:

• Shared Listening of a poem: "I Dream a World"
• by Margaret Noodin

What is POetry?

“Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.” — Paul Engle, f

Today:

• Read, enjoy, Share poems
• Learn about our unit and POL CHallenge

Let's Watch This to get us in the mood

poetry out loud

"SOAP"

"Poetry is
thoughts that breathe
and words that burn."
-Thomas Gray
(British Poet)

Pretest: How many do you know?

• DENOTATION CONNOTATION Simile Metaphor
• Alliteration

Also...

• Personification Onomatopoeia Allusion
• Sensory Detail
• Oxymoron
• Hyperbole

Speaker? (not same as the poet)

occasion? (the time and place)

Audience? (Who is the speaker addressing?)

Purpose?

Tone? (speaker's attitude toward subject)

This Week:
Today: Drafting Poem Paragraph
Wed: 1st draft due (EOD)
FRI: POL Semis (Aud)
De-Stress Flex

I Chose my poem because...

A place where it feels "most Alive"?

Something cool the poet does with language

Theme? (Or meaning beyond the poem itself?)

Title? (Why does it fit/not fit?)

ConnectionS:

• A Personal connection I have with my poem is...

Coming up in Poetry:

• complete Annotation
• total Memorization
• New Appreciation
• some of our own creation
• Reflect-ation (?)

Write Away

• Poem: "Monday morning"
• Listen, Reflect, respond

Before we read/Listen:

• Capture some elements of a school morning in your house- esp. a MonDAY MORNING. SOUNDS, SMELLS, TACTILE SENSATIONS, THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS,
• Think like a poet using vivid, concrete sensory detail:
• SOUNDS, SMELLS, TACTILE SENSATIONS, THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS

After the poem:
A minute to reflect and respond