Week of 5/7 - Poetry: Slam, Phases, and Phrases

Hello to you!


Here we are with 25 more days of school and we are doing some of our most exciting work thus far.  I am very eager to see where you will allow yourself to go with your writing - be willing and be confident!  Here is a tentative outline for the week.  Please come prepared each day so that we can do our activities.


I hope you are all enjoying the film "Louder Than A Bomb" - I would like us to view the entire documentary this week - preferably Monday and Tuesday.


Have your NB ready - it should be in this order.  Your pages may be different depending on your own writing.  Please do each task.  You should have your Word Bank and Free Verse done and with you on Monday.  Be open to revising and changing based on group feedback.


NB -

pg. 1 – Poetry Section Table of Contents –

pg.2 – 5 Statements and Explanations –

pg.3 – Haiku Experiments

pg. 4 – Word Bank –

pg. 5 – Free Verse (word bank)  - HW 5/4

pg. 6 - Louder Than A Bomb - notes.  What stands out to you in the film? Student voice? Delivery?

pg.7 - Sonnets

pg. 8 - Sestina

pg. 9 - Villanelle

pg. 10 - Slam - rules/ideas/brainstorms

We will experiment with THREE different forms of poetry this week - Sonnets, Sestinas, and Villanelles.  We need to learn some rules to break some rules.  When it comes to your free poems that you will write for Spoken Word (Slam) - you will have tons of options and choices - but you may want to use some material you are experimenting with.

Monday - Film/Small Group Discussion - Free Verse/Poems/Lyrics

Tuesday - Film/Sonnets

Wednesday - Sestinas/Group Work

Thursday - Villanelles/Group Work

Friday - Slam Teams/Discussion/Examples - Rules of the Slam

* Have you cleared your Goodreads?  (Due on or by 6/4)

* Office Hours/Tutoring after school on Tuesday.  Make Up Debate work will happen - do not miss your opportunity.

* Poetry Club Wednesday - Come see how it is done!

* Poetry Slam will begin the week of 5/21.  Expect lots of examples and inspiration!

* Research project for additional credit - if you want additional information on this please come to Office Hours on Tuesday 5/8 or 5/15.  This will only be rewarded to those who I feel have earned the option to do so.

Please check back mid-week for further updates.  

Write on!

Samakosky