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Our poem today is: "A Song In The Front Yard" by Gwendolyn Brooks.  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:   Inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks' poem, write about the things you wish you could do that you a forbidden to do. Winter Tangerine  prompt:  "Write about the last time you belly-laughed." And finally, the  Writer's Digest  prompt:  "For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Follow (blank),” replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: “Follow the Leader,” “Follow Me on Twitter,” “Follow Your Heart,” and/or “Follow the Light.” So many things to follow or not. Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you...

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, ...

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 ...

Agenda: Check-in “There Are Birds Here” Jamal May NaPoWriMo HW: RJ 12.3 Read a poem and record tone and summary.  Happy National Poetry Month! It's April, my daughter's birthday, and my birthday month. 😊 🎂 👏 Our Zoom class is today at 9:00.  https://lausd.zoom.us/j/810070746 For check-in today, what do you miss most about being out in the world?  For your reading journal today please start a list of poems you'll read like this: RJ #      Date     Poem Title             Author        Tone               Three-word summary            Here is today's poem:  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 annotation...

Agenda: Check-in "Because You Asked..." by Howard Nemorov  NaPoWriMo HW: RJ 12.2 Read for 20-30 minutes. Hey, all. That class yesterday with 100 students was crazy! Thanks for making it, and if that many of you keep coming to the Zoom classes, I will start doing two sessions so we can have more discussion. Our class/office hours are at 1:00 today.  https://lausd.zoom.us/j/169951141 Today, we are looking at the poem, "Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry by Howard Nemorov.  I suggest you copy the poem down or print a copy if you have access to a printer so you can annotate.  Read through the poem 2-3 times (preferably out loud). What feeling do you get from the poem? What is it about? What makes this a poem?  Here are my annotations:   Now take out your NaPoWriMo Notes: Q: How do you know if what you write is actually a poem? A: Look for elements of poetry:  lines, stanzas, line breaks, rhyme, rhyme scheme, ...

Agenda: Check-in Boundaries/Learning Spaces Q. Q. & Song Intro to Poetry HW: RJ 12.1 Read for 20-30 minutes. Hey all. Hope you're doing as well as you can during this crazy time. Please know this: whatever you can do right now, it is enough. Be kind to yourself when there is so much change and uncertainty.  Our Zoom call is today at 9:00. Hope to see you there. If you plan to go to the Zoom, we will work through and discuss everything in the blog. If you don't participate in the Zoom, make sure you do everything in the rest of the blog.    https://lausd.zoom.us/j/810070746 How are you feeling today? Take a few breaths and really think about how you are right now. Feel free to answer this and other questions in the comments below! Think about your learning space. Make sure you have your English materials out and create a space where you will do schoolwork. Maybe it's the corner of a table like I'm using, or the foot of your bed. T...

Agenda: independent study Submit Final Book Projects HW: Do something new!  Hey y'all. Congrats on making it through these two weeks. Remember when we thought this was all we would miss and we'd be back on March 30th? Well, it looks like we won't be back until May at the earliest, so today, get that book project finished up and turned in. Then get those reading journals turned in. Finally, relax. Turn off the screen and breathe if you can. Try to just focus on your breath and not think about any worries or stresses. No Zoom class today...  Have a great weekend, ok. Maybe learn something new!   If you want to doodle, I did Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems this week with my kids and that was fun. Or maybe go to a dance party online with dnice on insta. Or master that Tik Tok dance. Have fun. Be free. Be kids.  See you all on Monday.