4/4/13
In Class:
Journal-- Respond to the following quotes:
"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." - Jack London
"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." - Thomas Edison
Discussed the concept of 'muse' vs. hard work as an artist.
Screened Sherman Alexie interview (12:59 - 16:03) and reviewed Ernest Hemingway's 99% idea: "I write one page of masterpiece to ninety-nine pages of shit. I try to put the shit in the wastebasket."
Found Poetry exercise using "Four Secretaries" by Ted Kooser, "The Lady in the Pink Mustang" by Louise Erdrich, and "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke:
1) Choose four lines (4 or more words) from selected poems.
2) Partner up!
3) Using all of your group's found lines and four original lines composed by your group, weave together one poem per group.
Defined imagery and practiced identifying it using: the scent of lemongrass hand lotion, the taste of a Hershey Kiss, the sound of "Never There" by Cake, and the texture of aluminum foil, sandpaper, and cloth.
Exit Ticket: Describe one place where you can find inspiration.
Homework:
Finalize your group's found poem.
Bring a photo on Tuesday.
Decorate your notebook by Tuesday.
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