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Thursday, March 17th - Period 6

Poetry: Day 13

Do Now: Does the form of a poem or song affect its meaning?  For example, does a free verse poem automatically have a different meaning than a sonnet?

Critical Thinking Questions: How can we re-think and value our conversations with our guardians and those who care about us? How is free-verse poetry different from poetry with a form?

Content: Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son”

Objective: To follow up on meter and to be able to evaluate whether a poem is free verse or has some form.  To write their own free verse poem relational poem.

Class Activities: Reading and evaluating “Mother to Son” as free verse or with form, Writing our own relational poems, Reviewing type of poetry: Cinquain, Sonnet, Personification, Free Verse, (Haiku)

Homework: Complete your Free-Verse Relationship Poems.