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Welcome Back!

Welcome back! If you missed yesterday's class, please find a seat and ask a neighbor to catch you up. In today's agenda, we will be checking homework, analyzing poems for style techniques, and brainstorming ideas for our own Random Autobiography poems. Make sure to review chunks and labels with a partner, and identify the standout language and techniques used. Important due dates are mentioned, so make sure to stay on track. Use the rest of the class period to work on your brainstorming.

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Welcome Back!

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  1. Welcome Back! Not here yesterday? Please find a seat and ask a neighbor to fill you in on what we did I can identify poetic devices used in Random Autobiography I can use categories from chunked Random Autobiography poem to brainstorm ideas for my own poem.

  2. Agenda 7 Sept. 2012 • Homework Check • Poem Breakdowns/Style Mini-Analysis • Random Autobiography Assignment Details and Brainstorming Time • Homework: • Continue brainstorming your RA Poem (finished brainstorming is due Monday)

  3. Review Chunks and Labels Compare your chunked poem with your neighbor. Any areas you chunked differently? Check out their labels. Steal any label ideas you like from your partner’s page.

  4. Identify Style Techniques Read over the poem with a neighbor and circle/identify areas where you think the language(not the content) stood out. Look at HOW she wrote the poem, not just WHAT she wrote about Can you identify WHY it stands out? What about the way it was written made it noticeable? (Bonus if you can name the technique!)

  5. Key Due Dates Monday, Sept. 10th : Random Autobiography Brainstorming due Bring Bellwork Journal to class Tuesday, Sep. 11th : Peer draft of Random Autobiography due (typed) Wednesday, Sep. 12th: Teacher draft along with all other brainstorming/planning materials and reflection due

  6. Brainstorming Time! Which categories do you think you’ll use in your brainstorming? Choose 8-10 to get yourself started. Which style techniques do you think you’d like to try in your poem? Use the rest of the class period to work on your brainstorming!

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