Poetry Centers

Starter 5: Bystanding: The Beginning of an American Lifetime
Look at the text of the poem that is linked above.  Divide into 8 sections (every time there is a year listed, that is a new section).  Then write:

1. What is the message/perspective for each section?
2. What is the overall message/perspective of the entire poem?
3. What is the most powerful part, and why?

Watch the video of the artist performing her poem, then answer: How does this video change or develop the message of your poem, or change your perception of what the most powerful part of the poem is?

Poetry Centers

Working through 5-7 poetry centers with groups.  See Lori for these poems and activities.

Poem Memorization Assignment

Review of handout and assignment (see Lori for handout).  Need to have a poem chosen for memorization by the end of class on Friday.

Homework: "Dulce et Decorum Est" Difficulty/Curiosity Journal.  DUE: Thursday, start of class.

Identify a specific phrase or line in “Dulce” that you find difficult, or are curious about, and complete the following steps.  MUST BE TYPED!

1. Begin your journal by quoting the phrase or line from the poem that makes you curious or that you find difficult. 
2.  (1 Paragraph) Describe, as specifically as possible, your difficulty/curiosity with that section.  Why do you find it difficult, or what makes you curious about it?
3.  (1 Paragraph) Look back at your difficulty or curiosity and describe how you might work through your difficulty, or find out more about something you are curious about.  Put your idea into action, and describe the results.  What new understanding do you have now about the poem?