Culture: Day 9a
Do Now: How is writing a poem different from writing an essay?
Critical Thinking Questions: How does poetry help us to express ourselves? How can poetry be a good way to express our feelings of culture and race? Does a poem have a thesis statement?
Content: We Wear the Mask
Objective: To develop your own metaphor or simile of your race or culture in order to express in a free verse poem.
Class Activities: Read and discuss poem, Identify metaphors and similes, Develop our own metaphors and similes, Begin writing poems
Homework: Type or write a clean copy of your poem.
Do Now: How is writing a poem different from writing an essay?
Critical Thinking Questions: How does poetry help us to express ourselves? How can poetry be a good way to express our feelings of culture and race? Does a poem have a thesis statement?
Content: We Wear the Mask
Objective: To develop your own metaphor or simile of your race or culture in order to express in a free verse poem.
Class Activities: Read and discuss poem, Identify metaphors and similes, Develop our own metaphors and similes, Begin writing poems
Homework: Type or write a clean copy of your poem.
