4/16/14
In Class:
Journal-- Read "The Thinker of Tender Thoughts" by Shel Silverstein. Using this as a jumping-off point, free-write.
Mini-lesson on Diction:
Good word choice is fresh, but direct—interesting, but still communicative. It's a balance between figurative and literal.
diction: the choice and use of words and phrases in a piece of writing or speech
Terms discussed: cliché, idiom, denotation, connotation
As a class, we discussed poetry as a conversation: you are not writing in isolation, but building upon a long history of writers, ideas, and experiences. Each piece you read, write, speak, or listen to is part of a larger, cultural context.
Circular, collaborative writing exercise.
Read examples of response poetry: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe and the responses "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh and "Love Under the Republicans (or Democrats)" by Ogden Nash.
Exit ticket: Define 'theme.'
Homework:
Read & listen to "the mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks and "the father" by Shane Abrams.
Poem-a-Week #3 due on Monday.
Tend your seeds!
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