1. Poetic Forms (Using the jigsaw method of study) What are the characteristics of the major poetic forms? (ode, epic, elegy, sonnet, lyric, and free verse)

2. Project You will be assigned a poetic form to study. You will work in small groups to research your poetic forms and to create a presentation. You will teach your form to the class. Your presentations are due Friday, Nov. 8. You will have today and our next class period to work on them.

3. Step 1: Research your form Today, you will meet in poetic form groups. Each group will research the form:  Your goal is to define the form AND  To find an example of the form AND  For each example to be DIFFERENT Notes:  You need only one or two stanzas of the form  In these groups, everyone is studying the SAME form.

4. Step 2: Create presentations During our next class period, you will meet in your groups by COLOR Note: in these groups, everyone has studied a DIFFERENT form. You will be the EXPERT in your group about your form. Each group will create a presentation. Together the presentations will cover all the poetic forms.

5. Meet in the first groups by FORM to research and find poems. Note: In these groups, everyone is studying the SAME form. Meet in the second groups by COLOR to put presentations together. Note: In these groups, everyone has studied a DIFFERENT form. Summary