week of 2/5/13 - done

Thursday, 2/7

***HW due next Tuesday. Turn one of your free writes from this week into a poem and post on your blog. There are no specific requirements for length or structure.

1. 15 minute free write:


Requirements: 
1. Start with one of the following lines and keep going! Don't stop writing!

• You're indignant...
• It embarrasses you, this...
• You can embrace...
• A battered sign bleeds...
• At first touch it may certainly...
• So you say you're ninety-nine percent...

2. Read the poem "Sweet Like a Crow" There should be copies. If not, here's a link: http://mareeblogblogblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/sweet-like-crow-michael-ondaatje-for.html

With a partner, answer these five questions about the poem:

1. Make one or two absolutely literal statements about the text (ones that no one could disagree with).
2. Briefly describe the central tension of the text
3. Make one interpretive statement about an image in the text (one in which you ascribe meaning or investigate a meaning beyond the literal. Be prepared to defend your interpretation with evidence from the text.)
4. Make a central assertion that captures the most valid meaning/message of the text.

5. Ask one key question about the poem.

6. What is your favorite image and why?

***HW due next Tuesday. Turn one of your free writes from this week into a poem and post on your blog. There are no specific requirements for length or structure.

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Tuesday, 2/5:

"There is hurt here that cannot be fixed by band-aids or poetry." --Sarah Kay

Goal: There are so many poems up on the blogs. We need to honor some of this work.

First Step: Grab a computer. Let me know your number.

--Freewrite on your blog. The goal is to keep typing for 5-10 minutes.


Option 1: Something that irritates you.

Option 2: Something you love.

Option 3: Something you're anticipating with excitement.

Option 4: Something you're dreading.

Post your free write on your blog.

Then, go to http://ahscreative.blogspot.com/

Choose three people. Read their work and comment on their blog.

Let's find a few that we need to hear.