19 MAY 2015

Bell Activity: Create a list of favorite summer time activities or summer time food. The list should be at least 20 items long. There will sharing and a competition.

Today’s Agenda: Portfolio Project:

4 POEMS DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY

WRITING CONDITIONS & Privileges DURING THE PORTFOLIO PROJECT

IN EACH GROUP….

Compare your lists.

If you have listed an activity or item that another group member has listed, it must be checked off.

After you have compared lists, the person in your group with the most items or activities NOT checked off IS A FINALIST & must submit their list to Mrs. Saunders for the FINAL ROUND.

FINAL ROUND: During the FINAL ROUND, if you have the same item or activity as one of those read by Mrs. Saunders, raise your hand. It will be checked off the finalist list in her hand.

THE PERSON WITH THE MOST UNIQUE ITEMS OR ACTIVITIES

WINS.

“COMPOSITION TIME”:Work on your poetry portfolioIt is a quiet, INDEPENDENT writing

time. You are to actively write, revise,

read and rewrite your own portfolio poems.

For the next week and a half we will have class time broken into“PARTNER WORK”:You may use this time to work with a partner on your poetry. During this time you are to assist one another, read each other’s poems, listen to the poems, share ideas, share revision suggestions.

“REVISION TIME”: During REVISION TIME you must stop what you writing and WORK OF REVISING one of your portfolio poems. REVISION QUESTIONS: What word would work better? Does your rhythm need work? Can you develop an image more clearly and vividlyIs there anyplace in your poem where figurative language would strengthen the poem?

STARTING TOMORROW…YOU MAY BRING HEADPHONES AND LISTENTO YOUR OWN MUSIC DURING COMPOSITION & REVISION TIME.

HOWEVER, YOU MAY NOT HAVE YOUR HEADPHONES ON DURING OTHER CLASS TIMESYOU MAY NOT HAVE THE MUSIC LOUD ENOUGH THAT OTHERS CAN HEARYOU MUST HAVE YOUR PHONE OR DEVICE ON THE DESK, FACEUPYOU MAY NOT SHARE HEADPHONES WITH OTHERS. YOUR PHONE OR HEADPHONES MAY NOT BE VISIBLE OR USED OUTSIDE OF MY

CLASSROOM.

IF YOU BREAK ONE OF THE ABOVE RULES: YOU WILL LOSE THE PRIVILEDGE. IF THERE ARE ANY BEHAVIOR ISSUES AS A CLASS, THEN THE PRIVILEDGE WILL END.

2015 POETRY PORTFOLIO You are required to compose and submit: 1 original FAVORITE THINGS PEOM1 original BOX poem 2 original poems following 2 different CHOICE options

“I Don’t Understand…”“Over And Over And Over..”“First Line…to…Last Line”“Rediscovered Poem” An original poem of your own design

All 4 portfolio poems, are due May 27, 2015

Poetry Portfolio poems due May 27

1 Favorite things 1 Box poem2 Different Choice Poems+4 different poems using 4 different formats

1. List all the possible themes

2. Create a list of associations for the best couple of theme possibilities

3. Choose the theme you like best and group associations together

4. Write a descriptive stanza for each group.

5. Write the repeated line that goes between the stanza

6. Revise one of the stanzas

7. Write the title of your poem

10 Steps to a composing the ultimate Box Poem8. Take a break

9. REVISE another stanza

10. READ through the entire poem.

11. REVISE 2 of the other stanzas

12. READ through the poem again.

13. Can you see lines where you can add alliteration, assonance, consonance or onomatopoeia?

14. REVISE – HAVE A FRIEND READ IT – REVISE AGAIN.

15. Copy to a final Draft.

SummerChildhoodFair7th gradeBrother - KerryDadElba CreekBooksGrandma’s libraryFamily dinnerFamily weddingDisneyland

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Images and feelings that go with the theme: Family weddingHappyChaosLaughingEthan cryingNo socksBright pastel dressesTrampolineForgotten ringsCrowded homeUninvited rain

Ham sandwichesRuby jewelryScott laughingRinglet curls on girlsVoices chattingSincere well wishes

CafeteriaLockersNotebooksBest friendsDrama5 ‘4”JeansHairEnglish

World CivCoffee stained cupDead frogsBooks

7th GradeImages and feelings that go with the theme: