Finish "Bird By Bird" - Read, Annotate, Discuss

Hello Writers!

Happy Tuesday.  Today we will finish reading Anne Lamont's memoir introduction - "Bird By Bird".
Please participate, take notes, and be open to her advice and experience.  We will be discussing this further down the line in a Socratic format.  Please do your best to understand this piece. 

1. Prompts - See Below
2. "B by B" - Let's do it!
3. Poet/Poem Sign Ups
4. More Mentor Text Examples?
5. SLAM? Who went?

HW
* WRG Tmrw - "I Am..." Personification piece.  Your copy with notes/Q's and TWO clean copies.
* Guest Speaker Gill Sotu on THURSDAY in the PAC during Periods 5/6
*** http://gillsotu.com
***" Letter to My Future Self - Parts I and II" - Mentor Text
* Poem/Poet sign ups!  We will begin these as soon as possible.  First come first serve.
*** Typed explanation of poem, poet, and takeaways.  You will receive a Mentor Text example.
* Semester Portfolio - Continue to write and edit your works.

Additional Opportunities/Credit:
* Poetry Club Wednesdays at lunch!
* Lyrical Exchange - TONIGHT @ Queen Bees in N. Park. $5 Cover. 8 p.m.
* Anita submission - FRIDAY is the deadline!

Prompts:
1.  My friends turned me on to....
2.  I'm sure my father was....
3.  I didn't give up....
4.  The months before....
5.  I was a little edgy for the next few weeks, as you can imagine....