Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 19

Agenda:

"Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver

Prompts for NaPoWriMo

HW: Turn in 13.1-13.4 signed and the drafts of 10-15 poems you've written. 

* if you haven't turned work in (RJs, Book Projects, Essays, Poetry Drafts) the school will be calling home to see why. If you don't know how to turn things in on Schoology, please ask someone for help!

No Zoom class today. Just get work turned in and I will see you for class on Monday. 

Our poem for today is making the rounds and offering lots of comfort during these crazy times. 

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 that alternates between things you struggle with and ways the natural world responds like Oliver does in "Wild Geese."

From Winter Tangerine: "Write about a dinner party with an unexpected guest."

From Writer's Digest: "Take the phrase “The Last (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles could include: “The Last Cookie,” “The Last Roll of Toilet Paper,” “The Lasting Impression,” “The Last Word,” and/or “The Last Starfighter.”

I guarantee this won’t be the last prompt of the month. So get your poem on today, and I’ll see you again tomorrow.

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."