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Agenda: Check-in Q ⧫ Q ⧫ Song "This Will Give You Poetry" by Yrsa Daley-Ward Prompts for NaPoWriMo Day #27 HW: RJ 15.1 on a poem.  Read a poem and write a poem.  Our Zoom classes today:  Periods 4/5/6 is from 9:00 to 9:45 NEW TIME FOR Periods 2/3  from 10:15 to 11:00.  See you there.  Check-in: What is a small thing that brings you joy?  Quote of the week: "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." Arthur Ashe What do you think this great American tennis player means?  Question: What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about? Song: "Across the Universe" The Beatles Today's poem:   is "Poetry" by Yrsa Daley-Ward Read through the poem 3-4 times (preferably out loud) or listen to the poet reading it (link is above).   What feeling/tone do you get from the poem?  What is it about?  What poetic elements do you notice happening in this poem?  Annot...

Our poem today is another by Lucille Clifton:  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. For today's prompts: write a poem about wishes you have for someone different than yourself. From    Winter Tangerine : "What does the candle of you smell like?" From  Writer's Digest:  " For today’s prompt, write a change poem. This could be a poem about something that has changed or something that will change. Changing tires, clothes, or perspectives. Change left over when paying for something with cash. Feel encouraged to change it up today. Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want. In other words, it’s more important to write a new poem than to stick to the prompt."  Enjoy yo...