Poetry Protocol

 Follow this protocol for any poem that you read

STEP 1 Read silently • The mood or emotion you feel
STEP 2 Read out loud The tone or emotion of the poem as a whole
STEP 3 Read 1st part again… • Images that seem particularly important
STEP 4  Read 2nd part… Images that are important (what changed?)
STEP 5 What stands out? Poetic devices? Repeating lines, phrases, or words that are worth thinking more about Confusing ideas Quotable sections
Synthesize your ideas: What do you think the poet wants you to know

H/W

Apology Poem: Due Wed

• Recite the poem into a youtube video

Root of the Week

Root of the Week - Cogn - Learn/Know

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ALL CLASSES
Bring an article (or an link to an article) that you found on the web for Tuesday's class. You will need this to create you next poem.

C/D - E/F Classes
Membean - 30 minutes by Wed (50 word test is Wednesday)
IXL - 7th Grade O.3 (By Wednesday)

Enjoy this example of visualizating ideas in poems

Next Week

Book Club Presentations will begin Monday

Do not forget to have your poem visualization video in these links by Monday.

C/D Videos

E/F Videos

G/H Videos

Next week is just a 3 day week, but we will be covering some important concepts in poetry. Please let me know if you are traveling early.

Today's Tasks

Turn in your videos from today's class to these links - in the second column

C/D Videos

E/F Videos

G/H Videos

Homebase Slideshow

Visualizing: Using Poet's Eyes

Lesson Recap: Bite into your poems. Devour the ideas

When you visualize, you can go from use the literal images to reach a more abstract interpretation of the poems you read.

H/W

• Keep up to date with your reading
• Your book club presentations should be finished for Monday (You will have 30minutes in class tomorrow to work on them)
• Membean