11.26 - Poetry Out Loud

We started today's class with a follow up piece of writing from yesterday's status check in with project teams. This writing focused on what, individually, people had done so far. In identifying tasks, everyone was asked to be specific about what they had done (how much time they took, how often the task was performed, what specifically completing the task involved).

Everyone then had the opportunity to hand in their ELI5: Belongingness work and letter to Rufus Wainwright regarding his version of the song "One Many Guy."

Next, we started working with Poetry Out Loud. I read the poem I am going to memorize ("To a Mouse") to the class. We then reviewed the guidelines and practice tips for Poetry Out Loud.

Everyone then had the rest of the period to read poems and identify poems they may be interested in reading. The approach for reading poetry today was to be a lot like looking at a restaurant at a menu where you review a lot of the items and keep in mind what sounds best before making a final decision.

The Poetry Out Loud poem finder page is a great resource in looking for poems.


Homework:

Read through a variety of poems for Poetry Out Loud and find a poem that you would like to memorize and recite (choose a poem you want to explore and would like to work more with).

Complete missing work and revise any assignment that scored below a 92.

 

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