Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 15

Agenda:

Check-in

Q * Q * Song

"The Laughing Heart" by Charles Bukowski

Prompts for NaPoWriMo Day #2

HW: RJ 13.1 on a poem. 

Read a poem and write a poem. 

Aim for 10-15 by Wednesday. 

We're half-way through April. 

Welcome back, y'all. I hope you had a good break and have settled a little into this new normal. 

Our Zoom class is at 9:00 today and we will talk about the schedule moving forward. Here is the link: 

https://lausd.zoom.us/j/810070746

For our check-in: what was single moment in your Spring Break?

OK, make sure you have all of your English stuff ready for today. Write your agenda and here's your quote for the week: 

"Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity to our existence." by Audre Lorde.

What do you think this Black American feminist means? 

Our question of the week: Who and what defines who you really are? 

Song: "Bookends" by Simon and Garfunkle

Today's Poem:

• 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.

Prompts: Write a poem with your best life advice. 

From Winter Tangerine:  "What does paradise look like to you?"

From Writer's Digest:  "Write a spirit poem. Poets may write about a ghostly spirit. Or pen an ode to the spirits found in a pub or liquor cabinet. Of course, there’s also school spirit and the spirit of adventure. Personally, I like The Spirit of comics and radio fame. Let the spirit of poetry lead the way for you 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." 

Have a good rest of your day. Spend some time reading and writing poems!