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Agenda: Check-in "Harlem" by Langston Hughes  Prompts for NaPoWriMo HW: RJ 13.3 on a poem.  Read a poem and write a poem.  Aim for 10-15 by Wednesday. Please submit drafts so far on Friday.  Hey, all. We're back for a short day today.  Our Zoom class is at 1:00. On Wednesday, I will meet with periods 4, 5, and 6 at 9:00 and with periods 2 and 3 at 10:00. The link is the same. Please make sure your first and last name are visible so I can admit you to the meeting and we can avoid the Zoom bombers. Here is the link:  https://lausd.zoom.us/j/169951141 Our poem today is "Harlem" by Langston Hughes.  Read through the poem 3-4 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. Prompts for today: Write about a poem dream you have.  From  Winter Tangerine :  &quo

Agenda: Check-in Q * Q * Song "The Laughing Heart" by Charles Bukowski Prompts for NaPoWriMo Day #2 HW: RJ 13.1 on a poem.  Read a poem and write a poem.  Aim for 10-15 by Wednesday.  We're half-way through April.  Welcome back, y'all. I hope you had a good break and have settled a little into this new normal.  Our Zoom class is at 9:00 today and we will talk about the schedule moving forward. Here is the link:  https://lausd.zoom.us/j/810070746 For our check-in: what was single moment in your Spring Break? OK, make sure you have all of your English stuff ready for today. Write your agenda and here's your quote for the week:  "Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity to our existence." by Audre Lorde. What do you think this Black American feminist means?  Our question of the week: Who and what defines who you really are?  Song: "Bookends" by Simon and Garfunkle Today's Po