21 MAY 2015

BELL ACTIVITY: Take out the following: Poetry Portfolio ,Favorite Things, & Box Poem Handout, as well as all the work you have done on your poems up to now.

TODAY’S AGENDAPARTNER WORK

COMPOSITION TIME

TIME TO REVISE

PRACTICE POEM FOR 2 VOICES

PRESENT POEM FOR 2 VOICES

Working on

poems

Poems for 2 voices

Working on poems

TODAY

Working on poems

Poems for 2

VOICESPERFORMANCE

TYPING &

PRINTING

YOUR FOUR FINAL

DRAFTS

Saturday

memorial day: No

school

Sunday

friDAY 3 DAY weekend tuesDAY

POETRY PORTFOLIO IS DUE

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BLOCK.

WEDNESDAY

Poetry Portfolio

PARTNER WORK: 5-10 MINUTES

“PARTNER WORK”: FIND A PARTNER work with a partner on your poetry. assist one another, read each other’s poems, listen to the poems, share ideas & revision suggestions.

NO MUSIC

COMPOSITION TIME: 15 MINUTES

“COMPOSITION TIME” = Work on your poetry portfolioQUIET, INDEPENDENT, INDIVIDUAL WRITING.

Actively writing, revisingrewriting your own poems.

YOU MAY LISTEN TO YOUR OWN MUSIC IF YOU HAVE HEADPHONES.

• ONLY DURING COMPOSITION OR REVISION TIME.

• MUSIC CANNOT BE SO LOUD THAT OTHERS CAN HEAR

• DEVICE ON THE DESK, FACEUP• NO SHARING HEADPHONES• ONLY IN MY CLASSROOM. • MRS. SAUNDERS MAY DISALLOW

SPECIFIC MUSIC IF IT ENCOURAGES VIOLENCE.

• IF ALLOWING MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM CAUSES BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT ISSUES, IT WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED.

TIME TO REVISE: 5-10 min.

SPEND TIME CONCENTRATING ON REVISION : ASK, ANSWER, FIXWhat word might work better? Does your rhythm need work? What about enjambment? Would changing the order of my lines help? How can an image be developed more clearly and vividlyIs there figurative language in the poem? What poetic sound devices would strengthen the poem?

YOU MAY LISTEN TO YOUR OWN MUSIC IF YOU HAVE HEADPHONES.

• ONLY DURING COMPOSITION OR REVISION TIME.

• MUSIC CANNOT BE SO LOUD THAT OTHERS CAN HEAR

• DEVICE ON THE DESK, FACEUP• NO SHARING HEADPHONES• ONLY IN MY CLASSROOM. • MRS. SAUNDERS MAY DISALLOW

SPECIFIC MUSIC IF IT ENCOURAGES VIOLENCE.

• IF ALLOWING MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM CAUSES BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT ISSUES, IT WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED.

Practicing for Tomorrow’s Performance

You need to perfect: the tone or attitude you will instill in your character.

you need to determine which lines or words should be emphasized.

your timing, the rhythm with which you read

your choral readings (when you are both speaking at the same time).

the choreograph any movement or gestures.

You will be presenting tomorrow during the first half of block.

Remember that this is a dramatic reading.Your part in the poem is a character in a poetic performance.

COMPOSITION TIME: 25 MINUTES

“COMPOSITION TIME” = Work on your poetry portfolioQUIET, INDEPENDENT, INDIVIDUAL WRITING.

Actively writing, revisingrewriting your own poems.

YOU MAY LISTEN TO YOUR OWN MUSIC IF YOU HAVE HEADPHONES.

• ONLY DURING COMPOSITION OR REVISION TIME.

• MUSIC CANNOT BE SO LOUD THAT OTHERS CAN HEAR

• DEVICE ON THE DESK, FACEUP• NO SHARING HEADPHONES• ONLY IN MY CLASSROOM. • MRS. SAUNDERS MAY DISALLOW

SPECIFIC MUSIC IF IT ENCOURAGES VIOLENCE.

• IF ALLOWING MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM CAUSES BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT ISSUES, IT WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED.

TIME TO REVISE: 5-10 min.

SPEND TIME CONCENTRATING ON REVISION : ASK, ANSWER, FIXWhat word might work better? Does your rhythm need work? What about enjambment? Would changing the order of my lines help? How can an image be developed more clearly and vividlyIs there figurative language in the poem? What poetic sound devices would strengthen the poem?

YOU MAY LISTEN TO YOUR OWN MUSIC IF YOU HAVE HEADPHONES.

• ONLY DURING COMPOSITION OR REVISION TIME.

• MUSIC CANNOT BE SO LOUD THAT OTHERS CAN HEAR

• DEVICE ON THE DESK, FACEUP• NO SHARING HEADPHONES• ONLY IN MY CLASSROOM. • MRS. SAUNDERS MAY DISALLOW

SPECIFIC MUSIC IF IT ENCOURAGES VIOLENCE.

• IF ALLOWING MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM CAUSES BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT ISSUES, IT WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED.