After discussing the test & strategies, let's get back to Patricia Smith & her poetry.
Essential Questions: How does Smith’s work interact with facts, quotes, and documents? What can a poem achieve that a newspaper article cannot? What can a newspaper article achieve that a poem cannot? Are truth and fact the same thing?
After reading the model with us, get into your small groups and read Patricia Smith's poem(s).
As you read annotate literary elements (for the poetry),
LAB TASK: Use your homework (choosing a news article) to write the draft of a poem inspired by the news article. Complete the draft and turn in for credit.
HOMEWORK: None.
Essential Questions: How does Smith’s work interact with facts, quotes, and documents? What can a poem achieve that a newspaper article cannot? What can a newspaper article achieve that a poem cannot? Are truth and fact the same thing?
After reading the model with us, get into your small groups and read Patricia Smith's poem(s).
As you read annotate literary elements (for the poetry),
- evidence of the journalistic function & evidence of investigative journalism,
- evidence of journalistic ethics and bias, and
- identify the hook or lead for the poem
LAB TASK: Use your homework (choosing a news article) to write the draft of a poem inspired by the news article. Complete the draft and turn in for credit.
HOMEWORK: None.
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