WRITING POETRY: DAY 2 HONORS MYP TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

WARM UP9/1/15 READ ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 3 POEMS. “FADING FAST” (35) “COMPENSATION” (76) “PUSH AND PULL” (99) WRITE: WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE RHYTHM?

OBJECTIVE, AGENDA, & HOMEWORK OBJECTIVE: I WILL DRAFT 3 POEMS WITH LITERARY ELEMENTS, USING SOUL MOON SOUP AS A MENTOR TEXT. AGENDA: LESSON ON RHYTHM DRAFTING CONFERRING HOMEWORK: HAVE 3+ POEMS COMPLETED BY CLASS TOMORROW GREEK ROOTS 6-10 IS DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

RHYTHM NOTES RHYTHM IS CREATED BY USING A PATTERN OF STRESSED AND UNSTRESSED SYLLABLES IN A LINE AND BY CREATING LINES WITH (APPROXIMATELY) THE SAME NUMBER OF SYLLABLES. 4 WAYS TO PLAY WITH RHYTHM: USE CAESURA A VISIBLE BREAK OR PAUSE WITHIN A LINE OF POETRY USE ENJAMBMENT WHEN A PHRASE OR SENTENCE IN ONE LINE CONTINUES INTO THE NEXT LINE USE A CHANGE IN RHYTHM FOR EMPHASIS USE REPETITION

BRAINSTORMING FOR YOUR POEMS Heart and MemoriesWonders ObservationsConcerns about the World Use 2 pages in your notebook to create the following chart to brainstorm ideas for your writing.

DRAFTING TIME LOOK AT YOUR CHART. DECIDE ON ONE IDEA THAT YOU COULD TELL AS A STORY. SOUL MOON SOUP IS A WORK OF FICTION, SO THE WRITER CREATED THE CHARACTER PHOEBE TO TELL US ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS (A CONCERN ABOUT THE WORLD). YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT ANY TOPIC, AS LONG AS YOU INCLUDE: SETTINGPLOTTHEME CHARACTERCONFLICTPOINT OF VIEW YOU WILL TELL THE STORY IN 3+ POEMS. POEM #1: INTRODUCE THE SETTING, CHARACTERS, AND CONFLICT POEM #2: FOLLOW THE PARTS OF THE PLOT STRUCTURE TO DEVELOP THE CONFLICT YOU COULD HAVE MORE POEMS TO FILL “THE MIDDLE.” POEM #3: RESOLVE THE CONFLICT AND MAKE THE THEME CLEAR