Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 17
Agenda: Check-in "For Black Poets..." by Ethridge Knight 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 the drafts you have so far by Friday. Hey, all. Our Zoom classes today are at 9:00 or 10:00. Periods 4, 5, or 6 will meet at 9:00 and with periods 2 and 3 meet 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/810070746 For check-in today, write the number of poems you have written so far. Try to have 10-15 by Friday and submit drafts on Schoology. Ok, our poem today is by Ethridge Knight 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. O