Thursday, December 1, 2016

Thursday, Dec. 1 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: American Voices groups:
*Dickinson and Bradstreet (Alaina’s), Whitman (Dani’s), Thoreau and Emerson (Joe’s and Jami’s), William Carlos Williams and other modern poets (Brittanie’s and Kalvin’s)
*Overall Question: How does their writing exemplify the (or an) American voice?
*How does their writing show America at their point in time?
*What does their writing say about people and society?
*Thinking of all, what aspect(s) of America are not reflected with the voices so far?
*Write up on Schoology (also write on sheet of paper for self)
*Current Poets Research: Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Marilyn Hacker, Dana Gioia, Jack Kerouac, Pedro Pietri, Marc Smith, Taylor Mali, Robert Pinsky, Li Young, AND LOTS MORE TO CHOOSE FROM
*Research and Work Time
*Rubric
*Discussion of Rubric
*Reminder of what is needed for each poem, what you will be presenting.
*Explications due Monday

*Presentations: Tuesday?

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