Poem Draft 1 and Process Journal 1

Starter 10:

1. For your final poem which of the aspects of poetry (intellectual, emotional, sensory, imaginative) do you think you will emphasize most?  Explain. 
2. Which poetic devices do you think you will need to do to communicate these things?  Why?

RD Poem Sharing

1. Everyone reads their poem aloud to their group.
2. Trade poems with one person in your group.
3. Read their poem, then write on the back, or below the poem:
• What experience (emotional AND intellectual) is the poet trying to share with you?
• What are the strongest 1-3 lines, and why?  Think about this...if you were going to throw out the entire poem except for 1-3 lines, what lines should they absolutely keep?
• What are two specific things they could to make this poem even stronger?

Poem Memorization Practice

1. Find a partner
2. Take 15 minutes, and practice OUT LOUD with your partner!
3. Give your partner feedback on body language, gestures, and fluidity.

Poem Draft 1

Time to get to it! Write a first draft of your exhibition poem.  This can build off what you wrote yesterday, or completely change topics/styles.  Don't freak out...there's still lots of time to change if your initial idea doesn't work out!

Process Journal 1

Process journals must be TYPED!

• Reflection:  What is your poem about, and what inspired you to write your poem about this?

• What about this inspires you? (images, words, symbols, phrases…)
• What do you want to say about this?   What perspective are you trying to develop

• 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

• Next Steps:  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?)

HOMEWORK:

Poem Draft 1 and Process Journal 1 are due, TYPED, on Thursday.  Share the process journal with Lori, and PRINT the poem draft 1.