Monday: Lesson: Read Dylan Thomas’s poems, Ars Poetica

Define stanza, syllable count, rhyme scheme

Homework:  Memorize first line of “Storm Ending”

Tuesday: Lesson: Read Mary Oliver’s Introduction to Poetry 

Define imagery (The Fish, Stopping By Woods)

Homework:  memorize second line of “Storm Ending”

Wednesday: Lesson: Bougainvillea activity

Homework:   Memorize third line of “Storm Ending”

Thursday: Lesson: In a Station of the Metro, Storm Ending (or continue with Fish, Stopping)

Homework:  Memorize fourth line of “Storm Ending”

Friday: Lesson: Poem #1 Assignment and add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  Memorize “Storm Ending”

Monday: Lesson: Slideshow on The Art of Memorization

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Tuesday: Lesson: Read The Second Coming, The Panther

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Wednesday: Lesson: Read/discuss Unit 1 Poetry or Imagery #2 (sound)

Define symbol

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss the themes of all poems; prepare for recitation

Define Theme

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over “Storm Ending,” 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Slideshow on The Art of Memorization

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Tuesday: Lesson: Read The Second Coming, The Panther

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Wednesday: Lesson: Read/discuss Unit 1 Poetry or Imagery #2 (sound)

Define symbol

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss the themes of all poems; prepare for recitation

Define Theme

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over “Storm Ending,” 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Slideshow on The Art of Memorization

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Tuesday: Lesson: Read The Second Coming, The Panther

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Wednesday: Lesson: Read/discuss Unit 1 Poetry or Imagery #2 (sound)

Define symbol

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss the themes of all poems; prepare for recitation

Define Theme

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over “Storm Ending,” 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Slideshow on The Art of Memorization

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Tuesday: Lesson: Read The Second Coming, The Panther

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Wednesday: Lesson: Read/discuss Unit 1 Poetry or Imagery #2 (sound)

Define symbol

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss the themes of all poems; prepare for recitation

Define Theme

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over “Storm Ending,” 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Slideshow on The Art of Memorization

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Tuesday: Lesson: Read The Second Coming, The Panther

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Wednesday: Lesson: Read/discuss Unit 1 Poetry or Imagery #2 (sound)

Define symbol

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss the themes of all poems; prepare for recitation

Define Theme

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over “Storm Ending,” 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Slideshow on The Art of Memorization

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Tuesday: Lesson: Read The Second Coming, The Panther

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Wednesday: Lesson: Read/discuss Unit 1 Poetry or Imagery #2 (sound)

Define symbol

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss the themes of all poems; prepare for recitation

Define Theme

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over “Storm Ending,” 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Slideshow on The Art of Memorization

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Tuesday: Lesson: Read The Second Coming, The Panther

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Wednesday: Lesson: Read/discuss Unit 1 Poetry or Imagery #2 (sound)

Define symbol

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss the themes of all poems; prepare for recitation

Define Theme

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Storm Ending”

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over “Storm Ending,” 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Keats "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

Homework:  Memorize/practice "The Road Not Taken”

Tuesday: Lesson: Keats "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

Homework:  Memorize/practice "The Road Not Taken”

Monday: Lesson: Biography on Robert Frost

Discuss "October" and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

Homework:  Memorize/practice "The Road Not Taken”

Tuesday: Lesson: Discuss "October" and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

Homework:  Memorize/practice "The Road Not Taken”

Wednesday: Lesson: Discuss "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost

Homework:  Memorize/practice "The Road Not Taken”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss "The Death of the Hired Man" by Robert Frost

Homework:  Memorize/practice "The Road Not Taken”

Friday: Lesson: Recitations on “The Road Not Taken”

Discuss "The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Biography on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Discuss "The Wreck of Hesperus" by Longfellow

Homework:  Memorize/practice the Spanish/French/Latin language poem

Tuesday: Lesson: Discuss "Psalm of Life" by Longfellow

Homework:  Memorize/practice the Spanish/French/Latin language poem

Wednesday: Lesson: Discuss "Rainy Day" and "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" by Longfellow

Homework:  Memorize/practice the Spanish/French/Latin language poem

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss "Haunted Houses" by Longfellow

Homework:  Memorize/practice the Spanish/French/Latin language poem

Friday: Lesson: Poetry Writing: Black-Out Poem

Homework:  Memorize/practice the Spanish/French/Latin language poem

Monday: Lesson: Biography on Maya Angelou

Discuss "TBD POEM" by Maya Angelou

Homework:  Memorize/practice Spanish/French/Latin poems 

Tuesday: Lesson: Discuss "TBD POEM" by Maya Angelou

Homework:  Memorize/practice Spanish/French/Latin poems 

Wednesday: Lesson: Discuss "TBD POEM" by Maya Angelou

Homework:  Memorize/practice Spanish/French/Latin poems 

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss "TBD POEM" by Maya Angelou

Homework:  Memorize/practice Spanish/French/Latin poems 

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over Spanish/French/Latin poems 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Biography on Mary Oliver

Discuss "TBD POEM" by Mary Oliver

Homework:  Memorize/practice Emily Dickinson poem

Tuesday: Lesson: HALF DAY. 

Discuss "TBD POEM" by Mary Oliver

Homework:  Memorize/practice Emily Dickinson poem

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss "TBD POEM" by Mary Oliver

Homework:  Memorize/practice Emily Dickinson poem

Friday: Lesson: Poetry Writing

Homework:  Memorize/practice Emily Dickinson poem

Monday: Lesson: Biography on Emily Dickinson

Discuss "TBD POEM" by Emily Dickinson

Homework:  Memorize/practice Emily Dickinson poems 

Tuesday: Lesson: Discuss "TBD POEM" by Emily Dickinson

Homework:  Memorize/practice Emily Dickinson poems 

Wednesday: Lesson: Discuss "TBD POEM" by Emily Dickinson

Homework:  Memorize/practice Emily Dickinson poems 

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss "TBD POEM" by Emily Dickinson

Homework:  Memorize/practice Emily Dickinson poems 

Friday: Lesson: Recitations over Emily Dickinson poems 

Add to “Striking Lines”

Homework:  No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Discuss "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman

Homework:  Memorize/practice Shakespearean Sonnet

Tuesday: Lesson: Discuss "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman

Homework: No Homework

Monday: Lesson: Biography on William Wordsworth

Discuss "TBD POEM" by William Wordsworth

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet” 

Tuesday: Lesson: Discuss "TBD POEM" by William Wordsworth

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet” 

Wednesday: Lesson: Discuss "TBD POEM" by William Wordsworth

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss "TBD POEM" by William Wordsworth

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet” 

Friday: Lesson: Poem Writing: 

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet”

Monday: Lesson: Biography on William Shakespeare

Discuss "TBD POEM" by William Shakespeare

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet” 

Tuesday: Lesson: Discuss "TBD POEM" by William Shakespeare

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet” 

Wednesday: Lesson: Discuss "TBD POEM" by William Shakespeare

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet”

Thursday: Lesson:  Discuss "TBD POEM" by William Shakespeare

Homework:  Memorize/practice “Shakespearean Sonnet” 

Friday: Lesson: Poem Recitation: Shakespearean Sonnet 

Homework:  Memorization of Personal Poem

Monday: Lesson: Discuss "East Coker" by T.S. Elliot

Homework:  Memorize/practice your personal poem

Tuesday: Lesson: Discuss "East Coker" by T.S. Elliot

Homework:  Memorize/practice your personal poem 

Final: Lesson:  Recite your personal poem