Wednesday, April 7

1. FDR: Read ch. 3 and be quiz ready on chapters 1-3.

2. Poetry Memorization: Memorize 10-15 lines of poetry that you love. This will be performed in front of the class EITHER THURSDAY, April 8 OR MONDAY, April 12. You may select the day you go on. Remember to work on emphasis, eye contact, and practice in front of another person/people or the mirror! Also, you must understand the MEANING of your poem.  Here is the rubric for the recitation grade: poetryrecitationrubric

O N G O I N G

• SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECT: Your 5th and final visit is due this Friday, along with 5 blog posts! Be SURE you have 4 posts and have arranged your next visit if you did not already.  Speak with me asap if you must extend the deadline past Friday.

• Due Wednesday, April 14: Poetry Portfolio: Using the revision technique from today’s Writer’s Workshop revise your 5 best poems to include vivid and precise words. Type up the poems onto one or two sheets of paper, title them and include your name. Here is the criteria for good poetry: PoetryPortfolio

The poems we wrote are the following.  You may also include one, new, original poem as one of the five, if you wish:

Theme B, Love that _____, So Much Depends Upon, Poem Apologizing for Something You are Secretly Glad you Did, 3 Odes to Everyday Objects, Garbage Poem, Diamond in the Rough Poem, Unbeautiful Poem, 3 Snapshot Poems, 3 Found/Street Poems, Spring Break Poem, Poem Composed of Classmates’ Personal Narrative Lines.