Poem and Process Journal 1

Starter 13:  Illuminated Text:  http://www.rossettiarchive.org/img/s258.jpg

1. What is this poem trying to communicate intellectually and emotionally?
2. What connections do you see between the artwork and the text?
3. How does the art impact the message of the poem?

Content Poems

Read poem out loud to group, then trade with one person.  On their poem, write the following:

1. Your name
2. What is the perspective of this poem?
3. What are the strongest lines of this poem, and why?  In other words, if you were going to throw out everything but 2-3 lines, which would you keep?
4. What are two specific things they could do to make this poem even stronger?

Poem Draft 1

Begin writing your poem for exhibition.  May help to start with an inspiration, may help to simply start writing.

PLAY in this draft!  Take risks, write too much, have too many ideas.  We can cut and refine later!

Keep EVERYTHING you write.  You never know if you will want the phrase in revision.  You will also have to write a growth as a poet reflection at the end of the project, and you will need early drafts to compare to your final.

Process Journal 1

MUST BE TYPED.  All answers should be specific, detailed, and in-depth.

Content Inspiration:  What do you think you are going to use as your content inspiration?  Remember, this must be a specific text, movie, activity, etc.  What about this inspires you? (images, words, symbols, phrases…)  How does this particular piece of content influence the perspective and direction of your poem?

Revision Challenge:  Take two lines from your current draft and write them here.  Now rewrite those two lines so that they communicate the same message, but don’t use any of the same words.

What's Next:  What is your next step in the process?   Why?  (Brainstorming, peer critique, research, writing, including poetic devices, working on the specific form, starting over, working with a teacher or tutor, learning after-effects, illustrating your poem…other?)

Memorization Practice

Take 15 minutes and find a partner.  Go rehearse your memorization poem.  Try to get through as much as you can without looking.  Practice eye-contact, fluidity, gestures, etc.

HOMEWORK

Recitation Poem:  Memorization and written analysis

Study for Devices Quiz