Monday, February 22
Introduction to rhythm and meter
- Vocabulary
- Types of meter
- Intro to basic scansion – marking stressed and unstressed syllables
- Examples: “Stopping by Woods…”; listen to “Eleanor Rigby”
- Scansion on “Eleanor Rigby”
In-class Journal Prompt: Take a headline from a newspaper, magazine etc. and make it the title of your poem. Be sure to reference where you found the headline.
HW: None
Wednesday, February 24
Volunteers share poems
Review types of meter (iamb, spondee, trochee, dactyl)
Read and conduct scansion on: “When I Was One-and-Twenty” and “Song of the Powers”
In-class Journal Prompt: Write a poem on the topic of your choice. Adopt a regular rhythm pattern of your choice. Cluster – Compose -- Share
HW: Review vocabulary for a poetic terminology quiz\
Friday, February 26
Terminology Quiz
Volunteers share poems
Intro to Voice, Tone & Diction
- Vocabulary
- Read and discuss “Grass” and “Civilian” – analyze voice, tone, and diction
- Practice: Describe a scene from the angle you select; use voice, tone, and diction accordingly
- In-class Journal Prompt: Choose an object, person, place, event, etc. Write 3 short poems about it, each from a different voice or tone. Vary diction, too, if you can. For instance, you could choose to sound like three very different people
HW: None, unless you need to complete prompt.
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