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Ms. Nakada's NaPoWriMo Day 3 Post

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Our poem today is: "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams Read through the poem 2-3 times (preferably out loud).  What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Now for our prompts:   Write a sorry, not sorry poem inspired by William Carlos Williams. Try to use his form as much as you can but still make it new.  Here is the  Winter Tangerine  prompt:  "Write a letter to an ancestor or a stranger or a lover." And then we have our  Writer's Digest Prompt : Write a "SPACE" poem: "Write a space poem. Your poem could be about outer space or inner space. It could opine on the social spacing much of the world is currently doing. Or poets can write an ode to having the space to write or read or whatever. Honestly, I’ll be disappointed if there isn’t a Star Wars or Star Trek inspired poem today. Now, I’ll back

Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 14

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Agenda: Check-in “Before” Ada Limon Prompts for NaPoWriMo Day #2 HW: Turn in RJs 12.1-12.3 (get them signed) Write and read a poem a day over Spring Break.  Stay home safe and enjoy the break! We are back Monday, April 13th! Hey all! Three weeks of on-line learning! Way to go. Thanks for reading, writing essays, turning in projects and showing up during this crazy time. Continuing to teach and learn with all of you makes this a little easier.  Our Zoom is at 1:00 today:  https://lausd.zoom.us/j/169951141 For our check-in today, tell me your favorite flavor of ice cream. Mine: coffee...  Ok, our poem today is by Ada Limón.  Read through the poem 2-3 times (preferably out loud). What feeling do you get from the poem? What is it about? What do you notice happening in this poem?  Annotate and make sense of this poem. Here are my annotations: And now our prompts for the day! Inspired by Ada  Limón, write a poem about a memory of a moment th