Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Conferences and Difficulty

Starter 19

  1. Looking back at all the poems we've read, which what the most difficult to understand?  What made it so difficult?
  2. Why do poets spend so much time saying things in weird and unusual ways?
Announcements
  1. Adobe After Effects: To do tutorials, watch a section, then DO WHAT HE DOES!  Do not just sit there and watch it passively.  To learn the techniques, you need to use the tutorial actively.
  2. Quiz Reminders: Can have a list of strategies for reading and understanding poems with you, and a dictionary.
Work Time
  1. Finish individual conferences with Lori
  2. Do After Effects Tutorials
  3. Process Journal 4 (see yesterday's post for details)
  4. Revise! Revise! Revise!  Weird your language!
Homework
  1. Finish and print Process Journal 4.  DUE: Wednesday, start of class
  2. Put together a list of strategies for reading and understanding poems to use during the analysis quiz tomorrow (this list can be typed or handwritten).

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