Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 28

Agenda:

Check-in

"To the Young Who Want to Die" by Gwendolyn Brooks

Prompts for the last day of NaPoWriMo

HW: RJ 15.1- 15.4 get signature and turn in tomorrow

Submit drafts of 20-30 poems

Hey y'all. Our Zoom is today at 1:00. See you there!

Check-in: How do you feel about the end of NaPoWriMo?

Will you participate in Poem in Your Pocket Day? It's worth 10-20 points extra credit. Click the link for ideas.  

Today's poem:  

Read through the poem 3-4 times (preferably out loud) or listen to the poet reading it (link is above).  
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 about reasons to live. 

From Winter Tangerine: "Write an ode to your heart."

And from Writer's Digest: "For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Total (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: “Total Madness,” “Total Victory,” “Totally Awesome,” and/or “Total Cereal.”

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."

OK, get your drafts together, maybe start typing them up, think about ones you want to revise and include in your collection/chapbook. 

Also think about your slam poetry performance!

Email or come to the Zoom or use Remind to ask any questions. Otherwise, I'll see you Monday. Have a good weekend.