Weekly Homework: Poetry Project #2

1. Write a narrative poem about a something you cannot forget or have imagined to be true like in the poem, “I Can’t Forget You.” Use hyperbole and incredible detail to describe what you have seen that you cannot forget.

2. Write a narrative poem describing a friendship that has drifted away from you or has been changed or lost in a significant way. Try to capture the concrete details of that friendship like the two 7^th grade poets did in their poems: “Practically Triplets” and “Call Me.” You might also use 2^nd person and repetition to emulate these poems.

3. Write a poem about a pet you have loved. Use concise verbs and strong images, similes and metaphors to show your relationship with your animal and others in your life like you see in “Dog in Bed.”

General instructions: Look carefully at the poem you are learning from. Note how the poet uses imagery and line breaks. Type, edit and revise your poem. Use an MLA heading like this….

Your Name

Mrs. Hoelscher

Name of Poem you are focusing on

October 22, 2010

Title of your poem

Good luck! Due on October 22^nd Note this is homework and is an independent writing experience. See what you can do. You are expected to type, edit and print this project on your own time. This assignment is worth 20 points and will be graded on Ideas and Conventions. MAKE IT FIT ON ONE PAGE BY USING COLUMNS! Use punctuation and stanza and line breaks in your poem.

Monday 18th
Reading Workshop: Independent Novels

Shared Reading: Bombardment by Joseph Bruhac

Tuesday 19th

Writing Workshop: The value of choice

Write a well-developed two-chunk paragraph responding to the prompt: What is the value of choice in selecting reading material?

Reading Workshop: Read Independent Novel

Wednesday 20th

Shared Reading: Miracle Boy

Thursday 21st
Miracle Boy Discussion

Friday 22nd

Share Poetry Projects.

Poem of the Week Quiz:

stanza, theme, metaphor, simile, line break, hyperbole