Thursday October 29, 2009

Comp/Lit 9: Poetry

• We started class with a review of the Commonly Confused words (capitol, capital-fourth, forth). The students completed the 10 sentences and we reviewed the answers.
• The students got together in groups and finished their poems about poetry. The group poems about poetry were then presented to the class.
• The students wrote their poem that they will be memorizing on the Committed to Memory.
• The students read the poem "I Want to Hold Your Hand", then we listened to the Beattles sing it, then we answered questions pertaining to the message in the poem. (poetry packet pages 13-14)
• The students read a quote from "Dead Poet's Society" and read "O Me! O Life" by Walt Whitman, then we watched clip from "Dead Poet's Society". (poetry packet page 15)
• The follow-up assignment is that students will write an "I Am" poem, so they may contribute a verse. The "I Am" poem is explained/outlined on page 16 in the poetry packet.
• We ended the period by getting into groups based on the poem that the students analyzed for homework (one of the five poems from pages 17-18). Next time, each group will teach their poem to the class.
• Homework: "I Am" Poem, VFA #9 & 10; study commonly confused words capitol, capital-fourth, forth, work on memorizing your poem.