Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 23

Agenda:

Check-in

"Playground Elegy" by Clint Smith

Prompts for NaPoWriMo Day #23

HW: RJ 14.4 on a poem. 

Read a poem and write a poem. Get these signed and turn them in tomorrow. 

Zoom is art 1:00 today. See you there if it's something you need or find helpful right now.  

Check-in Question for today: What are you grieving for from life before?

Our poem today is by Clint Smith.

• 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.

Prompt: Write a poem about an early childhood memory.  

From Winter Tangerine: "Where do your joys live?"

And from Writer's Digest: "For today’s prompt, write a quirk poem. The quirk could be a personal or human quality. Or it could be a quirk of fate.

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."

For your collections: put together a collection of your best 10-15 poems due May 6th. (50 points)

• Include an introduction and table of contents. 
• Number your pages. 
• Revise your poems to make them as strong as possible. 

For our poetry slam: Submit a video of you performing a poem by May 8th. (30 points)

• You can do someone else's poem with a response or your own original poem. 
• They should not be longer than 3 minutes. 
• You can work by yourself or in a small group

See you all tomorrow. Oh, and check out the Get Lit Slam today or tomorrow. A great way to see young LA poets share their work.