April 9 - 13

Friday

1. Kahoot! poetry terms
2. Written paragraph response (150+ words ie. a paragraph) to one poem of your choice from the ones listed in the graphic organizer.

Skeleton structure for your text response - Due at the end of tomorrow's class:

-include the poem and the name of the poet at the beginning of your response
- state what the poem is about (1st level of reading)
-  discuss at least 3 poetic techniques or elements that the poet uses and state the EFFECT they have on the poem - include QUOTES (2nd level of reading)
- point out the message about life, society or human behaviour and state WHY you believe this to be the theme using examples (paraphrase or quote) from the poem

3. Basic essay practice #1 & #2.

Thursday
Question: Is rap music or any song lyric for that matter, poetry?

1. Wants for poetry: rhyme scheme, metre (again), blank verse, consonance, onomatopoeia
2. A note about the poem "Instructions for a bad day".
3."Troll" and "To This Day" - break into groups based on the poem you read. Share your analysis of the poems in the Collaboration space.




Wednesday
1. Complete explanation about types of sonnets.
2. How to figure out a poem - Shane Koyczan.


Tuesday

1. Complete the TED talk we started yesterday.
2. Bullying poetry. Connotation and denotation of "shame"
3. How to figure out a poem - Shane Koyczan
3. Address some of the Gots & Wants for poetry. During this time, share an insight with a classmate about a poem that you are proud of from Week 3 poetry. Ask them to type a reaction to a point you made into your Graphic Organizer; use a contrasting font colour and highlight it so it stands out. Responders, don't forget to type your name.
4. Basic essay practice #1



Monday

1. Welcome back.
2. Two more weeks for Inquiry #2.
3. Social media, poetry and bullying - a strange combination.
4. Connotation vs denotation.
5. Poetry: Gots and Wants.



I chose to write about MAN vs EARTH by Prince EA. This poem was all about the earth and how humanity is destroying it. Prince EA speaks about climate change, animal extinction, pollution, and deforestation. He speaks of all the horrible things we are doing to the earth; however, he also tells us there is hope. He tells us we need to do something, right now before it's too late. I think that this poem was immaculate. It took an extremely important topic and turned it into a cross between poetry and music. Prince EA made the poem captivating and enjoyable to listen to which is saying something for poetry. He is very passionate about the topic he is speaking about and I think that his attempt to make his audience passionate as well was successful. This poem was inspirational.