Poetry Unit

Day 7 (Monday, 8/25) 

*Assembly  Schedule*

• 5th and 7th periods will be 35 minutes each

• 6th period will have a 30 minute assembly followed by a 35 minute class period.

DUE:  Poetry work for "Our Influences"

• NWEA Test

HW:  Upload your Ode to the Google Classroom assignment post and submit your work.  Be ready to share in small groups on block day.

Day 8 (BLOCK:  8/26 & 27)

• Share Odes in small groups

• Read, annotate, and answer questions for:  "The Rose That Grew Through Concrete" 

• Read the Poem, "Moco Limping" and discuss as a class

• "A Man" - Read & Discuss as a class

HW:  Finish poem questions, if needed

Day 9: (Thursday, 8/28)

• Watch:  The Butterfly Circus & take notes on key ideas, focusing on symbols and theme (approx. 20 min.)

• Discuss the short film as a class & Explain Butterfly Circus Poetry Connection Response

• Independent Work:  Begin writing a 1-Page response on common theme(s) connecting one or both poems ("Moco Limping" & "A Man") to the short film The Butterfly Circus

• Submit response to WRITABLE assignment post by the end of class on block day (see class slides on the film for specific instructions).  I have also provided a PDF BREAKING DOWN how to write a successful response to the prompt BELOW.  PLEASE take the time to make sure you are doing this correctly!!!

HW:  Write out your claim & plan your evidence for the body paragraph in your composition notebook.

Day 10:  (Friday, 8/29)

• Work on the Extended Paragraph response for The Butterfly Circus & 2 poems.  Due uploaded to WRITABLE by the end of the CLASS ON BLOCK DAY NEXT WEEK.

• "Finding our Strengths" poetry work will be due BLOCK DAY before you leave class.  The poems are on slides 23-25 of on my website if you need to refer to them for the response.  

Monday, 9/1:  LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL

Day 11: (Block day, 9/2 & 9/3)

"Ballad of Birmingham" by Dudley Randall

• Click link to read the historical context

• Read and complete work in packet.

Turn in the "Finding our Strengths" poetry packet by the end of class.

DUE ON WRITABLE BY THE END OF CLASS ON BLOCK DAY:  POEM/FILM RESPONSE

Day 12: (Thursday, 9/4)

• "If We Must Die"

• Predict/discuss poem's meaning

• Poem background

• Introduce the Persona Poem (due next Block Day)

Day 13:  (Friday,  9/5) 

1.  “In Response to Executive Order 9066”

• Read and take notes on the Newsela article YOU were assigned during class about Executive Order 9066 (links on slide show)

• Answer ONE of your group's questions on the slide for your assigned article (slides will be posted on G. Classroom)

• You will be sharing with the class

• Manzanar Photo Galleries

• “In Response to Executive Order 9066” - read, analyze, discuss

2. Begin Persona Poem (due 9/9) 

HOMEWORK:  Persona Poem, due 9/9 (write at least half before Monday)

Day 14:  (Monday, 9/8)

• Turn in Completed poetry packet for "Facing Adversity" by the end of class

• Work on Persona Poem (Due on block day BEFORE SCHOOL)

• NWEA Testing

Day 15:  (BLOCK:  9/9 & 9/10)

DUE:  Persona Poem due  on 9/9 BEFORE SCHOOL

• Share Persona Poems in small groups

• NWEA (finish)

Day 16:  (Thursday, 9/11)

• Poetry Unit Final Assessment:  Poem Analysis

• NWEA Test

NOTE: NWEA diagnostic MUST be completed by Friday, 9/19!