1. Writing Narrative Poetry Friday, October 2, 2015 9 th Grade MYP

2. Objective, Agenda, & Homework Objective: I will give and receive meaningful feedback. Agenda: Peer Review Revision and Rewriting Time Submission Homework: Study for Greek roots 1-20 midterm.

3. Writer’s Workshop Expectations Respect the community of writers. Be willing to share your writing. Be prepared to revise your work repeatedly. Focus on the positives when giving feedback. Ask questions and give suggestions instead of giving negative feedback.

4. Tips for Workshopping Questions to think about: What did I like best about this paper? What would I like to know more about? What stands out? What is confusing? When asking questions or giving suggestions for a short story, consider: Do the poems have a clear conflict.? Does this conflict drive the plot? Do the poems have clear character development? Is the point of view clear/consistent in the poems? Is there good rhythm, imagery, and figurative language?

5. Peer Review In pairs, read each other’s poems and write one positive (+), one question (?), and one suggestion/possible change (Δ) under your partner’s poems in colored pen. Repeat with a second partner. You need to have a completed, revised draft of all 3 poems (on loose leaf paper) by the end of class today.

6. Writing and Revising After you have received feedback from your partners, start working on revising. Replace Add Delete And Reorder Remember that a complete draft of your poems is due today at the end of class.

7. Your Narrative Poems (Due Friday) Poem requirements: write 3 or more poems of 15 lines or more each (so 45+ total lines) counts as a formative assessment grade based on MYP Rubric (C: Producing Text / D: Using Language) Structure of 3 poems: 1 st poem = introduction of character, setting, and conflict 2 nd poem = development of conflict (i.e. rising action and climax) 3 rd poem = conclusion and illustration of the theme (i.e. falling action and resolution) Additionally, students need to include the following: 5 literary elements of the 6 below: Plot Conflict Setting Point of View Character Theme 2 craft tools of the 3 below or others: Variation in Rhythm (caesura, enjambment, etc. ) Imagery Figurative Language