Writing Time - Ballads and "We Are"

Hello Writers!

Happy Wednesday!  Time to belt out some ballads!  Follow the format and use the mentor texts!

1 Prompts - See below
2. Writing Time
* Ballads- Plot Driven Narratives (See handout)
* Share the ballad you brought!
* Have some notes and annotations to explain rhyme scheme, narrative, story
* "We Are" - See mentor text

Check out these ballads!
*** Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits/The Killers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oclVz9Kg7s8
*** I Won't Forget You - Poison - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiHyWdYkBvY

Homework
* Write/Revise/Edit your work - think ahead - think Portfolio
* Ballad draft due Tomorrow
* Taco Shop piece - "We are...." - due Friday (Periods 7 - Taco Shop Today)
* WRG - TMRW - Ballads (4 copies)
* Friday - Authors Chair/Cipher
* EC - Poetry Club Weds, Elevated Thursday, Ray event Friday, Saturday Event

Prompts:
1. I won't forget you...
2. I should let you fade you away....
3. Just between you and me....
4. When you gonna realize....
5. You and me babe....how about it?