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Friday, January 14th - Periods 3, 5 & 7

Poetry: Day 3

Do Now: What themes are part of the stories of the lives of Overbrook students?
(What major ideas or topics are a part of your lives?)

Critical Thinking Question: How do we find themes in poetry, music, and literature?  Why are themes important?  Where do themes come from?

Content: Wiki-Recovery, Wiki-Loud, Langston Hughes Dream Poetry, 5 Word Poem

Objective: To see how themes are embedded in all poetry and to decide on our own classroom theme for the unit.  

Class Activities: Discuss themes of popular music and poetry, Preview Portfolio for Creative Writing Unit, Decide on Theme for class, Write our first poem on theme

Homework: How does the theme that we decided on connect to your life?
(1 paragraph.)