Take another 5-10 minutes to complete your analysis of the Patricia Smith poetry. After reporting out to the rest of the class, let's go to the lab for a writing assignment.
LAB: using your chosen news article, please use it to inspire a poem draft. Use Patricia Smith's and my example as models for your own poem. Style/length, etc. is up to you.
Please attach your newspaper article (or cite it) with your poem draft.
A picture is worth a thousand words they say. Consider the ekphrastic poetry form:
If you finish earlier than the end of the period, please write a second or third poem and turn these in as extra credit. Next class we will be viewing John Brown/Jacob Lawrence's art. Start here at the links.
LAB: using your chosen news article, please use it to inspire a poem draft. Use Patricia Smith's and my example as models for your own poem. Style/length, etc. is up to you.
Please attach your newspaper article (or cite it) with your poem draft.
A picture is worth a thousand words they say. Consider the ekphrastic poetry form:
Here are a few photos/videos from the news today:
- Afghanistan earthquake
- Mexico dealing with Hurricane Patricia:
John Brown History
Intro to Jacob Lawrence
HOMEWORK: None. Please bring a writing journal (and your coat) to our next class. We will be taking a short field trip.
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