ONGOING:

Writer's Notebook due on Monday(Write 3 times / week on your own for 20 minutes minimum.)

Goodreads accounts to keep track of independent reading. Read average of 2 books/mo. (dependent upon the length and level) and post 2 reviews each month. Keep track of your SMART goal.
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For Monday, 9/12

Post three poems on your blog. These should be "polished" poems, as they are being "published" on the web. You may use your metaphor poem, your skeltonic, your caged bird poem, your "childhood is" poem, or another poem I haven't seen.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!
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For Wednesday, 9/13

In 4-5 paragraphs, write a mini-essay explaining why one of the poems you explored in today's class is considered "great." The organization of your essay will most effectively follow a pattern similar to:

Par. 1: Introduction (summary of your poem, thoughts on "greatness," etc. You decide.)
Par. 2: One element that makes your poem great, example, explanation.
Par. 3: "
Par. 4: "
Par. 5: A conclusion including your personal opinion.

This assignment will be posted to your blog.
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for Monday 9/19

WNB

Spoken WORD Poetry Performances. What do YOU know to be true?
(This is performance only. Your written draft doesn't need to be turned in, but you should not need to USE the paper. In other words, memorize!)

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for Friday 9/23

Post your William Carolos Williams parody to your blog.

Bring in one famous poem to work into a parody during class. You can find many, many poems on poetryfoundation.org or poets.org. Songs are okay as long as they have enough STYLISTIC elements to draw from.


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For Monday, 9/26

WNB due.

Bring in your poem parody (attach your TYPED poem, the original poem and the parody handout).

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