My hope is that by the end of this course you will confidently walk up to anyone anywhere, introduce yourself by name, and say, "I'm a writer."
This Week's Agenda
For the week of...
October 3-7
MONDAY (3)
THURSDAY (6)
- Welcome and Writer's Board
- Journal: Choices
- Share table group Personification poem
- Review steps
- Create one or two personification poems for Tuesday. Have them in a printable presentation mode
- Welcome and Writer's Board
- Journal: Modern Day Sleeping Beauty
- Share individual Personification Poems (ChatterPix or iMovie)
- Basics of Ballads: narrative, rhyme scheme, rhythm
- Brainstorm common stories
- Small group: create a short ballad from a common story
- DO NOT FORGET GOLDEN LINES
- Journal
- Ballads to View/Read
- Decide on a story to retell in a ballad.
- Use the planning sheet to plot out ideas.
- Begin working on a ballad of 5+ stanzas following a set rhythm and rhyme
THURSDAY (6)
- Journal
- Work on Ballad - Due on Monday
- One-to-One meetings for personal writing project
- Journal
- Check for questions on ballads
- Word Games - Playing with Language and Reading makes for a better writer
Links for Class
- What is Poetry? video of quotes
- "Introduction to Poetry" #1
- Create your own definition of poetry and pair it with a visual image that enhances or explains your thoughts. Create a poster of your ideas in an app or by hand. Turn in to Google Classroom on Monday. Posters will be copied and displayed.