2/14-2/18

Monday 2/14 Perform famous poems and plan timed essays about those poems
Tuesday 2/15 Timed essay on famous poems
Wednesday 2/16 Poetry test
Thursday 2/17 Poetry slam in class
Friday 2/18 Greek roots test and poetry workshop

Greek roots test for 2/18

Please find the entire Greek roots list. From doc to gastr will be tested February 19.

Poetry 1/25-2/18

Overview of the poetry unit: Students will read, write analytically about, and write their own creative poetry. They will also perform famous poetry and their own.

1/25 -- What is poetry? How to write a poetry precis based on SOAPStone
1/26 -1/27 Alliteration, consonance, and assonance
            Hard rhyme and off rhyme
1/28 Diction, denotation, and connotation
1/31 Metaphors --- Similes, analogies, personification, implied metaphor
2/1 Found poems and concrete versus abstract poems using imagery
2/2 Aeries website registration, SOAPStone precis of the poem they selected, begin practice of poem recitation
2/3 Onomatopoeia and phonetic intensives
2/4 Watch and write poetry on Def Poetry Jam
2/7 Sonnets and iambic pentameter
2/8 Narrative poems
2/9 Sestina/ round poems
2/10 Rhythm and tempo
2/11 Writing lyrics
2/ 14 Reciting selected poem
2/15 Timed essay test on their poem
2/16 Multiple-choice test on poetry and poetry terms
2/17 In class poetry slam competition
2/18 Whole school poetry slam in the Little Theater at lunch