Week #13 - Preparing for the Poetry Slam!

Hello Seniors!

Welcome back!  Let's work hard these next three weeks - our next break is righ taround the corner!  Work hard! Play hard!  We have six weeks left in the semester - you will want to show dilligence and focus, as well as improvement and a willingness to write, revise, and reflect.

Our in-class Poetry Slam will keep things current and exciting!  I cannot wait to see how you push yourselves and each other to write, perform an d express awesome viewpoints and perspectives.  Don't pass up your opportunity to say something important....

Tentative Schedule:
* Round One - Weds. 12/11-Friday 12/13.  Be ready to Slam!  (9 Teams)
* Round Two - Mon. 12/16, Tues. 12/17 (4 Teams)
* Final Round - Thursday 12/19...to be continued on Friday 12/20 if needed (2 Teams)
*** Remember that the winning SLAM team will get an automatic A for this part of our unit - a nice grade booster for sure!  Bring your best words, style, delivery to this art!

Office Hours - M/W - 2:15 - 3:30
*** Please speak with me if you have any concerns about grades, assignments, etc...


EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:

Poetry Club is on Wednesday at LUNCH.  Come try out a piece! Practice! Get feedback!

SATURDAY 12/7 - 10 -Noon - Poets Meet Poets with Mission Bay HS.  This is a workshop and a chance to meet other writers your age.  There will be food and special guests.  You will get additional credit for attending and participating.  All of this will be useful for writing your own work and performing. 

Here is our schedule:

Monday
* Video Clips to reinvigorate and inspire.
* Sacred Writing Time
* Finish this Line/Idea -Group Activity
* Finish this Line/Idea - Independent. 
Select favorite line/idea from group write and write freely - typed draft due on Weds.

Tuesday
* Sacred Writing Time
* Finish this Line - due Weds
* Villanelle - Learn how to write one of these sweet 19 line structured poems! Typed draft due Thurs.

Weds.
* WRG - Meet with your Slam Team!  Bring ideas, poems, writings! Plan, Plot, Play!
* Due - Finish this Line poem (15-20 lines, free choice format, typed draft)
***GEAR UP Financial Aid Night - 6-8 pm at the PAC!

Thurs.
* Villanelle draft due!
* WRG - Meet with your Slam Team!  Bring ideas, poems, writings! Plan, Plot, Play!

Friday
* WW Cypher
* Authors Chair
* Inspirational Text
* WRG - Meet with your Slam Team!


* DUE on Thurs 12/19 - Top 13 of 2013.  Tell your Story!
* This is a 2 1/2 week "project" - get to work!  Be creative! Be unique!
* Avoid subject matter that is not school appropriate
 *** You will compile a list of 13 highlights from this year.  Rank them in order from 13 - 1, with 1 being th most important/life changing experience of the year.  Use techniques, skills, style that you have learned from mentor texts.  Each entry should be a minimum of 100 words.  Please make sure your work is publishable - this means typed, neat, organized, appealing, and free of errors.  I will show an example in class.  This will be part of your semester Portfolio.

Continue to work hard and to improve.  Put in the time and effort to ensure that your writing represents you authentically.  You have a lot of creative freedom and the expectation is that you and your group rise to the occasion.  Good luck.  Please advocate for yourself.

Samakosky
Turner