Wednesday, Oct. 2nd

Goals: 

• I can define poetic elements. 
• I can collaborate to write a paragraph about a poem that includes a claim. 

Announcements: 

• For Friday:  Write your own poem and an analysis of the choices you made as a writer to make meaning. 

1. WN # 10: "Lebron James"--Nate Marshell 

• Write beside this poem
• Pick a line to start a new poem
• Write something inspired by the topic...

2. What to look for when you annotate a poem--3 column annotations (say, uses, matters)

• Title/paraphrase--what is literally happening in the poem? 
• Circle words that stand out/seem significant.  What is their connotation? 
• Look for shifts in the poem
• Notice how the poem sounds
• Notice how the poem is structured
• Why did the author make these choices (analysis)?
  • ​Tone/Theme

Pick one of the poems from your packet and meet with a group 

• Work through these annotations as a group. 
• Can you end up with a claim statement about the poem? 

3. Cut up poem

• With your partner, place the poem in the order that it seems to make sense to you. 
• Coleridge said poetry is "the best words in the best order."  Write a theme statement for the poem you created.