Slam Week Begins!

Hello Seniors!

Use today and this week to work on your poems! Write! Practice! Memorize! Perform! Rewrite! Practice! Repeat!  Collaborate and enjoy the process.  The point is the poetry!

1. Prompts - 30/30
2. Team Time - Slams Start Wednesday!

HW
* 30/30 - Due TMRW- Typed and Awesome! Make it Pretty.
* Slams Start Wednesday
* All Slam writing due on Friday - 3 Individual, 1 Group, 1 Collaboration

EC
LE on Tuesday - Another chance to drop a ZERO. You will need to do a reflection
Poetry Club on Wednesday
Come to Slams on Wed-Fri (Periods 4,5,6)
Trilogy on Wednesday?

1.  Before all of this...
2.  Now I can see...
3.  I don't give myself enough...
4.  If I had the time...
5.  My writing is better now because...

Slam Team Time All Week - 4/23-27

Hello Teams!

All week long. Write. Plan. Write. Practice.

1. Prompts - 23/30 - 27/30
2. Poets To Know! Presentations
3. Teams

HW
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed
* Quarter Finals start 5/2
* All Slam Writing is due on 5/4

EC
LE Tonight
Poetry Club TMRW
Poetry Club Symposium Thursday
Glassless Minds - Ask for Info
Karla Cordero - Ask for Info

Prompts -

1. Tumble in the rough...
2.  Adhesive
3. Seven Caged Tigers
4.  It's a burning ancient memory...
5.  The birds can sing along....

Slam Teams

Hello Seniors!

Today we continue to work in our teams.  Plan. Write. Practice.

1. Prompts - 19/30
2. Poets To Know! Presentations
2. Videos to Inspire!
3. Website to know! Def Jam Poetry. Button Poetry. Poets.Org

HW
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed
* Quarter Finals start 5/2
* All Slam Writing is due on 5/4

EC
Poetry Club Symposium 4/26
LE Tmrw

1. California...
2. Jupiter...
3. Italy...
4. Vancouver..
5.  Costa Rica...

Slam Team Time

Hello Seniors!

Today we continue to work in our teams.  Plan. Write. Practice.

1. Prompts - 18/30
2. Poets To Know! Presentations
2. Videos to Inspire!
3. Website to know! Def Jam Poetry. Button Poetry. Poets.Org

HW
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed
* Quarter Finals start 5/2
* All Slam Writing is due on 5/4

EC
Poetry Club on Today
Poetry Club Symposium 4/26

1. Yellow Paint
2. Blueberries
3. The sun always shines...
4. The house we used to live in...
5.  In an old box I found...

Slam Week!

Hello Seniors!

Here we are - the last eight weeks.  Get into your teams!
Write. Edit. Write. Revise. Write. Practice. Perform. Practice. Memorize. Write.

1. Prompts - 16/30
2. Videos to Inspire!
3. Website to know! Def Jam Poetry. Button Poetry. Poets.Org

HW
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed
* Quarter Finals start 5/2
* All Slam Writing is due on 5/4

EC
LE on Tuesday
Poetry Club on Wednesday
Poetry Club Symposium 4/26

1. Write about a pet
2. Write about a time your were lost
3. Write about a grandparent
4. I am from....
5. I am/am not prepared....

Authors Chair!

Hello Seniors!

Let's share our awesome work! There is a lot of opportunity - use your time well.

1. Prompts - 13/30
2.Cipher
3. Authors Chair
4.  Individual Piece - Work Check

HW
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed
* Slam Quarterfinals - Begin on 5/2
*** All Pieces due - typed and highlighted.

EC
LE on Tuesday
Poetry Club on Wednesday

1. Bad luck, blue eyes...
2. I don't believe in....
3. Just for the record...
4.  Everything is a self portrait
5.  This isn't typical....

Slam Team Time

Hello Writers!

Group Time. Bond, Write, Talk.  Group Name?  Go through notebooks.  Share 30/30.
Become a team! Get to know one another really well...seriously.

1. Prompts - 12/30
2. Slam Teams - Get your strategies together! Hold each other accountable. Trade info. Plan. Write.

HW
* Individual Slam Piece #1- TMRW
* You Be the Expert - Due TMRW
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed
* Slam Quarterfinals begin on 5/3

EC
Poetry Club Tuesdays
Glassless Minds Tonight - featuring The Saint


1.  The dictionary defines...
2.  Open Letter to the girl/guy who works at....
3.  Persona Poem - Think Geiko Gecko
4.  Dear PLHS...
5.  10 Ways to get over heartbreak.

Slam Team Time!

Hello Writers!

Let's finish LTAB.  Track your poet.  Be able to discuss takeaways and stylistic choices tomorrow.

1. Prompts - 11/30
2. LTAB Discussion and Takeaways
* Work Check - Track a Poet
3. Slam Rules and Questions. Ask what you want to know.
* Individual Grade and Team Grade
4. You Be the Expert - Example Poem - Phil Kaye - "The Geiko Gecko"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xes7hK1ITg
5. Slam Team Time -
* Bond, Write, Talk , Group Name? Go through Notebooks, Share 30/30 entries.  Become a team!

HW
* Individual Slam Piece #1- Due Friday
* You Be the Expert - Due Friday
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed

EC
Poetry Club TODAY
Glassless Minds TMRW - featuring The Saint

1. Where did the time go?
2.  When I was eleven years old....
3.  Planets
4.  It's been a while...
5.  Cancel everything

Finish LTAB

Hello Writers!

Let's finish LTAB.  Track your poet.  Be able to discuss takeaways and stylistic choices tomorrow.

1. Prompts - 9/30
2. Film - Louder Than A Bomb
* Track a Poet - due TMRW

HW
* Individual Slam Piece #1- Due Friday
* You Be the Expert - Due Friday
* Track A Poet - Due Wednesday
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed

EC
SD Slam on Tonight
LE on Tuesday
Poetry Club on Wednesday
Glassless Minds on Thursday - featuring The Saint

1.  Let's get funky!
2.  When I was ten years old....
3.  Circles around the sun...
4.  All I really wanna do...
5.  You are smiling like you are lying...

Slam Team Week! Let's Go!

Hello Writers

Today we write. We share. We ask questions.  We track poets.  We prep to be louder than a bomb.  Do you have your team?  Do you have a plan?  It is time to get started!

1. Prompts - 9/30
2. Authors Chair (6th period)
3. Film - Louder Than A Bomb
* Track a Poet - due Wed
4. You Be the Expert - Get a poet!  Teach us all about that poet!
5. Individual Slam Piece #1 - Due Friday.

HW
* Individual Slam Piece #1- Due Friday
* You Be the Expert - Due Friday
* Track A Poet - Due Wednesday
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed

EC
SD Slam on Tonight
LE on Tuesday
Poetry Club on Wednesday
Glassless Minds on Thursday - featuring The Saint

WRG - Not Writing

Hello Writers

Today we edit and revise and assist one another with our writing.  Please follow WRG Protocol.  Get ideas, steal ideas, be inspired, motivate one another!  Use your time wisely.

1. Prompts - 3/30
2. WRG - Not Writing

HW
* Not Writing - Due Friday
* AC and Cipher TMRW - Participate
* Track A Poet - Due Tuesday
*** We will finish the film on Monday
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed

EC
SD Slam on Monday 4/9
LE on Tuesday 4/10
Glassless Minds on 4/12 featuring The Saint

1.  In no particular order...
2.  A list of all I value: 
3.  Well, I'm here today...
4.  I am sure you are aware...
5.  Shakespeare? Let me tell you about Shakespeare...

Louder Than A Bomb - Track a poet

Hello People!

Slam Season is here! Louder than a Bomb is awesome!  Be inspired to use your talents, your leadership, your efforts to represent yourself and our class in the most authentic way possible!

1. Prompts - 3/30
2. Louder Than A Bomb - Track a Poet - Due Friday

HW
* Track A Poet - Due Friday
* Not Writing - Due Friday
*** WRG on TMRW - You need typed copies w/questions, concerns, assistance...
* 30/30 - Due on Tuesday 5/1 - Typed

EC
Poetry Club Today
Trilogy Open Mic is TONIGHT - hosted by Amen Ra
SD Slam on Monday 4/9

1.  Slings and Arrows
2.  I get lost...
3.  It's bittersweet...
4.  Blood oranges...
5.  I always though I'd see you again....

Welcome Back! Not Writing - Mentor Text

Hello People!

Welcome Back!  Today we begin our Slam Season and we will will start our 30/30 Project.   I am glad you are here.  Let's really make this experience valuable and worthwhile.

1. Prompts
2. 30/30
3. Video
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwhouCNq-Fc&t=20s
4. Not Writing - Mentor Text
5. Louder Than A Bomb Preview
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81hXGdFF6TQ&t=10s

HW
* Slam Teams by Friday
* Not Writing Pieces - Due on Friday.
* Possible WRG on Thursday.
* 30/30 due on Tues 5/1 - Typed

EC
LE Tuesday
Poetry Club on Wednesdays
SD Slam on Mon 4/9