Thursday, April 14, 2011

Deadlines and Critique Preparation


Starter 21
  1. Watch the interview with Samantha Chang HERE.
  2. What is her message about writing?
  3. What stood out to you in this interview?  Why?
Deadlines and Field Trips
  1. Field Trip: Tuesday, 4/19 (for AM class), Wednesday, 4/20 (for PM class).  Get permission slips signed, and remember to ask your parents if they can volunteer!
  2. RD Artist Statements: Due Monday, 4/25
  3. FINAL DRAFT Poems and Artist Statements: Due Wednesday, 4/27
  4. Tech projects (movies, slideshows, kinetic text, music, etc.) to tech person: Due Tuesday, 5/3
  5. Graded Dress Rehearsal: Wednesday, 5/4
  6. Exhibition: Thursday, 5/5
Critique Format Review

Work Time
  1. Critique poems (see below for guidelines)
  2. Process Journal #5 (look a few days back)
  3. Revise poem!
HOMEWORK: Poem Critiques, DUE FRIDAY, start of class
Read all three of the poems for critique tomorrow.  For each poem, you should do the following:
  1. Read and annotate the poems as you read.  Respond as a reader in your comments.
  2. What is memorable, true, or piercing about this piece of writing?
  3. What are some ways this poem could be improved?  What are the weakest aspects of this poem, and why?

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