March 31st, 2014

3/31/14

In Class:
Instructor performed "For the Girl Who Reads Slam Poetry."

As a class, reviewed syllabus and class expectations.

Distributed and discussed the use of the poetry journal:
“…[J]ot it all down. Use your notebook as a kind of seedbed. Once you’ve learned to recognize the seeds, you’ll probably have more than you can use. With a little tending—sketching, adding, changing, seeing what moves you—some will sprout. Some will grow. Some will even make it to the harvest. How do you choose among them all? That’s simple. Eventually, one idea, properly tended, becomes irresistible and fills the mind.” - Steven Koch
What could be a seed?
  Conversations     Drawings     Songs        Words
  Interactions         Movies        Phrases
Read and discussed "How Planting a Seed Can Change Your Life" by Brianne Burrowes.
As a class, planted literal seeds to grow throughout the term. These plants will remind us that we can never know what to expect, that our craft tends tending and attention, that not every seed will bloom perfectly, and that poetry takes time to cultivate.

Exit ticket: Complete the following sentence--"If I do one thing to be successful this block, it will be..."

Homework:
Complete Syllabus Agreement and Goals by Wednesday.
Decorate your poetry journal by next Monday.