Monday, April 1st

*Check Drafts
*Workshop Drafts
---DO take notes on your partner's poem (in packet).
---DO start your feedback with this: "What I heard you say was . . ."
---DO give them feedback on the "performance," too
---DO the process with three people today.
*We'll begin Wednesday!
---Not ready first time you're called = -1 letter-grade
---Not ready second time = Zero
---Be real!

*OBJECTIVE: Present findings and evidence clearly and convincingly in a style appropriate to the audience and purpose.

Friday, March 29th

*Draft your explication.
---Follow outline on page 2
------THESIS!  Decide on a the dominant theme/emotion in the poem!
------INTRO/CONCLUSION!
---Write it out? Outline? Final Draft of Annotations?  How will you proceed?
---Draft (your choice of format) due Monday.

*OBJECTIVE:  Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Thursday, March 28th--sub

*Day 1/2:  Draft Explication
---Due Monday

Wednesday, March 27th

*Model Explication:  "Eating Poetry"

*Begin drafting your explication.
---After today, TWO more work-days
---Follow outline on page 2
---Write it out? Outline? Final Draft of Annotations?  How will you proceed?
---Draft (your choice of format) due Monday.

*OBJECTIVE:  Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Tuesday, March 26th

*Check Poetry Scavenger Hunt
---Review
*Details:  Poetry Pandemonium

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze author's craft moves in poetry.

Monday, March 25th

*Poetry Scavenger Hunt
---Use other hour's poems as a last resort
---Find a poem = Write the title.
---Find a line = Copy the line & poem #.
---Due tomorrow
*Check 3 Poetry Discussions (Notes)

OBJECTIVE:  *Analyze an author's choices in poetry.

Friday, March 15th

*Graduation Speeches?
*Check annotations.
*Poetry Discussions:  Discuss your poem with THREE other people today.
---Fill out THREE forms to record their observations.
---FIRST one at your table is okay, but then go exploring.
---Didn't finish today?  Get someone at home to respond to your poem instead.
---HW:  Have three completed forms when we return from break.

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's choices in poetry.