You know what is due.
Get all your work in before break.
Get ahead on what is due after break...
BE PRODUCTIVE!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
I have a very simple task for you to do today. The reason it is so simple is because I want you to take the extra time to get past due work completed!
Please complete one of the following poetry exercises today:
1. David Lehman wrote a poem called “The Difference Between Pepsi and Coke.” Pick a similarly everyday pair – butter and margarine, hot dogs and hamburgers, peanut butter & jelly, etc. Write a poem about the pair.
2. In the poem “Words”, Dana Gioia writes: “The world does not need words. It articulates itself/ in sunlight, leaves, and shadows.” Think of other things that don’t speak, and write a poem about how these things express themselves. How does an apple, or a spoon, or a house communicate, etc? What might it say? Why should we listen?
3. Write a poem where every line of the poem begins with the same word or the same letter.
Please complete one of the following poetry exercises today:
1. David Lehman wrote a poem called “The Difference Between Pepsi and Coke.” Pick a similarly everyday pair – butter and margarine, hot dogs and hamburgers, peanut butter & jelly, etc. Write a poem about the pair.
2. In the poem “Words”, Dana Gioia writes: “The world does not need words. It articulates itself/ in sunlight, leaves, and shadows.” Think of other things that don’t speak, and write a poem about how these things express themselves. How does an apple, or a spoon, or a house communicate, etc? What might it say? Why should we listen?
3. Write a poem where every line of the poem begins with the same word or the same letter.
Monday, December 12, 2011
You will be working on your short story for the next four classes.
Many have asked about page limits and due dates.
It should be 8-12 pages and is due on Wednesday, January 4th.
That gives you a great deal of class time and all of the break to make your stories fabulous.
Please make sure you hand in quality work. Consider this a MAJOR Assignment.
Many have asked about page limits and due dates.
It should be 8-12 pages and is due on Wednesday, January 4th.
That gives you a great deal of class time and all of the break to make your stories fabulous.
Please make sure you hand in quality work. Consider this a MAJOR Assignment.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Please complete your poem and reflection, which were assigned this week.
If you are finished already do something relevant to creative writing. Work on your short story, look up more slam poems, or start to prepare for the poetry slam.
Next week we willl be preparing to enter the Sokol High School Literary contest. You can also get a head start on that.
Let me know if you have questions or need help.
Reminder: Homework- Read through page 52 of Rattlebone. Bring in a one paragraph summary of chapter 3!
If you are finished already do something relevant to creative writing. Work on your short story, look up more slam poems, or start to prepare for the poetry slam.
Next week we willl be preparing to enter the Sokol High School Literary contest. You can also get a head start on that.
Let me know if you have questions or need help.
Reminder: Homework- Read through page 52 of Rattlebone. Bring in a one paragraph summary of chapter 3!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Short Story Assignment
We have read quite a few novels this year. Take time to reflect on the writing styles of the authors.
We have read quite a few novels this year. Take time to reflect on the writing styles of the authors.
- In Montana 1948, Larry Watson used a prologue and epilogue to enhance his work.
- Angela Johnson used the ideas of Then and Now to alternate between different times in The First Part Last.
- In The Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver uses point of view and writes from the perspectives of more than one character.
- Maxine Clair structured Rattlebone in a unique way as well. She uses short stories that are connected in some way. Each story in this collection focuses on a particular event in Irene Wilson’s childhood. Many of the characters show up in several stories, and their different functions in each story create a seemingly accidental multiperspective picture of each, and Clair leaves us with a deep, wide, rich fabric of the lives in this town.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Performance Poetry
The National Poetry Slam (NPS) is the largest team performance poetry event in the world. Teams from all over North America, and a few from other places converge in a different city every summer for a week of poetry, revelry and competition. (Taken from http://www.poetryslam.com/ )
Please watch the following clips:
Slam Poetry Nationals
Poem #3
After watching the clips and exploring http://www.poetryslam.com/ , please write a full page reacting to what you saw and/or what you learned from exploring the world of performance poetry.
Questions to consider:
- How were the poems delivered?
- How were the poets different from one another? Alike?
- Did you learn anything new?
- Did you get any idea about what you would like to bring to your own work?
- Is there something you would like to be sure to avoid?
This 1 page reflection is due at the end of class. You also had a poem due on Monday. Are you all caught up? Please stay organized!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Please read and take notes on the following information. You will have a quiz on Thursday!
Historical Background-Rattlebone
The Civil Rights Movement in the American South was a struggle for the civil rights in the modern times. It challenged the racism in America and made the country a humane society for all. Some of the popular people who participated in this movement were Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall and The Little Rock Nine. The Civil Rights Movement Timeline discloses the important events in this historical movement
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, (1954),was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which reinforced segregation. Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This ruling paved the way for integration and the civil rights movement
Civil Rights Movement Timeline1954: The American Supreme Court declared the segregation in public schools in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka ruling as unconstitutional.
1955: Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, refused to give her seat to a white person on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1st as required by the city ordinance. The bus boycott was launched. The bus segregation ordinance was declared unconstitutional. Segregation on interstate buses and trains was banned by Federal Interstate Commerce Commission.
1956: Coalition of Southern congressmen demanded for massive resistance to Supreme Court desegregation rulings. On 21st December, the Montgomery buses desegregated.
1957: Arkansas governor Orval Rubus used the National Guard to prevent nine black students from attending a Little Rock High School. According to the court order, President Eisenhower sent the federal troops to keep up with the court order to avoid the segregation in schools. Garfield High School became the first Seattle high school having more than 50% nonwhite students.
To continue with the timeline just click on this link: Historical Timeline
To learn about key figures of the civil rights movement click here
Historical Background-Rattlebone
The Civil Rights Movement in the American South was a struggle for the civil rights in the modern times. It challenged the racism in America and made the country a humane society for all. Some of the popular people who participated in this movement were Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall and The Little Rock Nine. The Civil Rights Movement Timeline discloses the important events in this historical movement
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, (1954),was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which reinforced segregation. Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This ruling paved the way for integration and the civil rights movement
Civil Rights Movement Timeline1954: The American Supreme Court declared the segregation in public schools in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka ruling as unconstitutional.
1955: Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, refused to give her seat to a white person on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1st as required by the city ordinance. The bus boycott was launched. The bus segregation ordinance was declared unconstitutional. Segregation on interstate buses and trains was banned by Federal Interstate Commerce Commission.
1956: Coalition of Southern congressmen demanded for massive resistance to Supreme Court desegregation rulings. On 21st December, the Montgomery buses desegregated.
1957: Arkansas governor Orval Rubus used the National Guard to prevent nine black students from attending a Little Rock High School. According to the court order, President Eisenhower sent the federal troops to keep up with the court order to avoid the segregation in schools. Garfield High School became the first Seattle high school having more than 50% nonwhite students.
To continue with the timeline just click on this link: Historical Timeline
To learn about key figures of the civil rights movement click here
Monday, December 5, 2011
Today we will begin our unit on slam poetry. Please read the following:
*There are tasks to complete when you finish reading*
A Brief Guide to Slam Poetry
Taken from Poets.org.
"One of the most vital and energetic movements in poetry during the 1990s, slam has revitalized interest in poetry in performance. Poetry began as part of an oral tradition, and movements like the Beats and the poets of Negritude were devoted to the spoken and performed aspects of their poems. This interest was reborn through the rise of poetry slams across America; while many poets in academia found fault with the movement, slam was well received among young poets and poets of diverse backgrounds as a democratizing force. This generation of spoken word poetry is often highly politicized, drawing upon racial, economic, and gender injustices as well as current events for subject manner.
A slam itself is simply a poetry competition in which poets perform original work alone or in teams before an audience, which serves as judge. The work is judged as much on the manner and enthusiasm of its performance as its content or style, and many slam poems are not intended to be read silently from the page. The structure of the traditional slam was started by construction worker and poet Marc Smith in 1986 at a reading series in a Chicago jazz club. The competition quickly spread across the country, finding a notable home in New York City at the Nuyorican Poets Café."
Slam Poetry often uses topics or themes that are politically or emotionally charged. Slam poets often write with a social comment to make or share with an audience.
How can you be a poet for social change?
Brainstorming: Start with your journal. Make a list of things you believe, things that make you mad, or things that you feel go unnoticed by others, things that are important to you. Write for 5 minutes. Try to fill a page or two.
Now, look over your list and choose the topic that you feel may be the most interesting to an audience. Today, write a poem based on this chosen idea. This will be a first draft.
Finished early? Write a second poem. Go back to your first poem draft and add imagery (metaphor, personification, simile, symbol, figurative language, allusion, etc.)
If you still have extra time you can work on memorizing your group performance piece and/or work on typing/marking it up!
*There are tasks to complete when you finish reading*
A Brief Guide to Slam Poetry
Taken from Poets.org.
"One of the most vital and energetic movements in poetry during the 1990s, slam has revitalized interest in poetry in performance. Poetry began as part of an oral tradition, and movements like the Beats and the poets of Negritude were devoted to the spoken and performed aspects of their poems. This interest was reborn through the rise of poetry slams across America; while many poets in academia found fault with the movement, slam was well received among young poets and poets of diverse backgrounds as a democratizing force. This generation of spoken word poetry is often highly politicized, drawing upon racial, economic, and gender injustices as well as current events for subject manner.
A slam itself is simply a poetry competition in which poets perform original work alone or in teams before an audience, which serves as judge. The work is judged as much on the manner and enthusiasm of its performance as its content or style, and many slam poems are not intended to be read silently from the page. The structure of the traditional slam was started by construction worker and poet Marc Smith in 1986 at a reading series in a Chicago jazz club. The competition quickly spread across the country, finding a notable home in New York City at the Nuyorican Poets Café."
Slam Poetry often uses topics or themes that are politically or emotionally charged. Slam poets often write with a social comment to make or share with an audience.
How can you be a poet for social change?
Brainstorming: Start with your journal. Make a list of things you believe, things that make you mad, or things that you feel go unnoticed by others, things that are important to you. Write for 5 minutes. Try to fill a page or two.
Now, look over your list and choose the topic that you feel may be the most interesting to an audience. Today, write a poem based on this chosen idea. This will be a first draft.
Finished early? Write a second poem. Go back to your first poem draft and add imagery (metaphor, personification, simile, symbol, figurative language, allusion, etc.)
If you still have extra time you can work on memorizing your group performance piece and/or work on typing/marking it up!
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