HW #13 Bring in copy of song lyrics and study for vocab quiz, Tuesday, Jan. 31

Bring in a copy of lyrics for a song you like. Be sure the lyrics are appropriate for class, and they must include at least 4 poetic techniques other than repetition.

Study for vocab quiz!

HW #12 Poem response 2, Monday, Jan. 30

Use the poem response 1 written in class and the guidelines here to write a response to either "Eating Poetry" by Mark Strand or "Sticks" by Thomas Sayers Ellis. You must follow the guidelines carefully (this includes format and content) in order for your response to be accepted by me.

Warm Up for Thursday, Jan. 26

Write a poem using the magnetic poetry website or try writing an acrostic poem here.

HW #10-Praise Poem and HW #11-IRP week 4, Thursday, Jan. 26

Use the guidelines here and our class discussion and brainstorming to write your praise poem.

Read your independent book and complete IRP week 4. See question under the "Resources" section of this blog if needed.

Warm Up for Tuesday, Jan. 24

Go to the magnetic poetry website and click on either "Kids Kit" or "Story maker" to write a poem, at least 5 lines. Be ready to share!

HW 9: Age Poem, Tuesday, January 24

Use the class discussion and examples we read to write your own age poem. Follow the guidelines here.

HW 8: "Raised By" poem, Monday, January 23

Use the examples provided in class and HW worksheet to brainstorm ideas for your own poem about who or what raised you. See guidelines here.

HW 7 IRP week 3, Thursday, January 19

Read your independent book and complete the weekly response. Be sure to meet the minimum word requirement.

If you are behind on assignments, use the weekend to catch up!

HW 6: Ten Ways of Looking Poem, Tuesday, Jan. 17

Use the Wallace Stevens poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" and the class example to write your own poem, looking at one object of your choosing from very different perspectives. Directions for the assignment are here.

Warm Up for Thursday, Jan. 12

When you have completed your vocab quiz, do these two things:

1. Write a poem, at least 5 lines, using the magnetic poetry website or the class wordpool.

2. Use the poem you wrote in step 1 and paste it into the N+7 website. Hit submit and scroll down to see how your poem changes if each noun is replaced with words that follow it in the dictionary. Do you like how any of the altered poems sound? Be ready to share.

HW #5 IRP week 2 response, and READ! Thursday, Jan. 12

Complete the IRP week 2 response (both questions!), and meet the minimum word requirement! Then use the long weekend to read ahead in your independent book and catch up on any missing work!

Warm Up for Tuesday, Jan. 10

If you have not finished the poetry terminology worksheet from yesterday, please work on that.

If you complete that, then go to the magnetic poetry website here or use words from the class wordpool (located at top right of blog under "Resources") to write a 5 line poem. Be ready to share!

HW #4: Examples of Poetry Terminology & Study for first vocab quiz, Tuesday, Jan. 10

Follow directions on the worksheet here to complete the work we started in class. You must find an example of each poetic term from your worksheet, being sure to cite the poem title and the poet for each example you use.

Also, study for the first vocab quiz for this session! Click here for the word list if you need it. Remember, you will need to spell each word, match the definitions, and use 5 of the words in a poem that shows you understand them.

HW #3: Poems from three people, Monday, Jan. 9

You'll need to talk to three people about their favorite poems, and then do some writing. Follow directions here.

HW #2: IRP book selection and week 1 response, Thursday, Jan. 5

Over the weekend, choose your new independent reading book and complete your week 1 response. Be sure to meet the MINIMUM word requirement and bring in a copy of your book.

Warm Up, Thursday, Jan. 5

Go to this link ( http://kids.magpogames.com/createpoem.cfm?kit=4) and create a five line poem. Be creative and appropriate. Be prepared to share.

HW 1: Wordpool Poem, Tuesday, Jan. 3

Add to the class wordpool (wordpool link here) and then write a poem using some or all of those words. See directions by clicking this link.

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