8.9.11

Thursday, September 8th (Periods 2, 6-7, 8-9, 10)


Back to School: Day 3

Do Now: What are unique qualities that you have?  What makes you a unique individual?

Homework: Late Work: 1) Parent Letter  2) News Article Response  3) I Have a Goal Poem 4) “Raised By” Poem (4 stanzas; 4 lines per stanza)

Critical Thinking Questions: How can I connect with those around me?

Content: Student Poetry, Josh Bennett Poetry Video

Objective: SWBAT write a clean copy of their “Raised By” poems while making developments from their draft, thus completing a writing process. Students will also intelligently deconstruct and analyze a spoken word poem.  

Class Activities: Doubters/Believers, Student Portfolios, Clean copy of their Raised By Poem, Place Clean, graded Raised By Poems in Portfolio, Analysis of PYPM Poet