Monday, April 18 - Friday, April 22

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Friday
  1. We did an extended silent reading period (by request) because of the shortened blocks today. 
  2. Practice poetry terms quiz. Go through it with a partner. Get key from me and check your answers.
  3. Hyperbole, simile, metaphor - from Top Gear

 Thursday

  1. Poem: "Later They’ll Say She Got Lost in the Blizzard” one last poem from Lorna Crozier before we go through some examples of more strict form poems such as the sonnet.
  2. Try the Poetry Poker game.

 Wednesday

  1. When Harry Met Sally video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guinBnWWuKE Predict what the poem will be about.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-wVeUrSl0 - Lorna Crozier - “My Last Erotic Poem”! S
  3. Form, Features, Audience, Purpose of Crozier’s poem. 
  4. Run through "Deer's Take on Man."

 Tuesday
Slam poet presentation

 Monday
1.     Silent reading for first 15 minutes of class. Some of you may need to go to the library to pick-up a non-fiction novel for this term.
2.     Before looking at the poem, look at the title of the poem on the board. Discuss with a partner what you think the title means. Ensure you all understand what the apostrophe does so you do not think the deer are plotting to overthrow humans!
3.    Work in trios. One student reads each stanza out loud. Pause to think and each person underlines something in the stanza. Discuss selections. Move to stanza 2, another person in the trio reads, pause, underline, discuss. Repeat for stanza 3.
4.     Using the Close Reading of a Poem sheet that you all have, write all over your poem to neatly point out details about the title, word choices/order, tone, figurative language, sound devices, etc. You know the drill by now.

5.     After reading the poem, write a statement of theme for the poem.: what is the author’s message about life, society, human behavior? In addition, you should draw a symbol to represent the theme, but it CANNOT be something that is mentioned in the poem directly or indirectly – so a gun would not be allowed because it is indirectly mentioned in the poem.

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