You Are the Poetry Teacher

In class today, you were assigned one poetry term to teach in class tomorrow, 2/1. Please post in this order:

1. the poetry term that you were assigned with its definition

2. 2 different examples (from poems or songs) that display your poetry term

3. a brief explanation (3-4 sentences) expanding on how the term applies or how the

poet or songwriter used the poetry term in his/her poem/song.

You will teach the class this concept tomorrow, and we will use the blog as a visual.

Post this BEFORE class begins.

Leave your initials at the end. Thank you!

Free Verse Poem Blog

Please write and post your own, original 10-line poem with no fewer than 3 words per line. The poem can be about anything on which you'd like to creatively expand. When you post, please make sure to leave your initials at the end. Thank you!

"The Red Wheelbarrow" Blog

Under Fresh Documents on the class web page, you will find one of my favorite poems. Please download and read William Carlos Williams' "The Red Wheelbarrow". Often cited as one of the most cryptic poems ever written, the poem has mystified readers for years. Please interpret the poem in your own way. In no fewer than five sentences, please discuss the poem and its meaning to you. After your entry, please type your initials. Thank you!

CITR Question Blog

Using your fertile minds, please help create a bank of reading questions for Catcher. Each student needs to create and post 2 questions, spanning chapters 21-26 of the novel. Be creative, and look to get a subtextual answer when we discuss these in class. 2 questions per student total; and if the question has been asked previous to your post, then it is NOT eligible. Thank you!

CITR Chapter 1-12 Quotation Blog

We have read CITR through Chapter 12. Knowing the themes with which we are dealing in this novel, please select two meaningful quotes that directly apply to a subject or theme from the list below. Pick the quotation--from any chapters we have read up to this point--according to the numbered subject/theme from the list below. In your entry, per quote, write the number from the numbered theme; then, write out the quotation with page number citation.

1. Isolation

2. Struggling with/development of maturity/immaturity

3. Self-destructive comments

4. Nostalgia

5. Innocence vs. Corruption

6. Struggling with age

7. Judgment of others

8. Love

2 quotes per person, please.

**If someone has posted quotations that you want to use before you post, then they are not eligible for you to post. In other words--first come, first serve. Thank you!**

OMATS Quotation Bank Blog

In the designated groups we chose in class, you all should know which symbol/subject/theme for which you are finding quotations. Some of you--in the exercises from class--have already done the legwork to make this happen.

Out of the following 5 Choices, please find quotations with page numbers for the following symbols/subjects/themes from OMATS. This will greatly help you in the essay writing process for next week.

**When you enter a quotation, please write the choice number, your initials, and the quotation.**

1. Man's relationship with Nature/The Fish (versus or in accordance with/positive or negative)

2. Crucifixion Imagery/Biblical Allusions

3. Code Hero characteristics/examples

4. Symbols (DiMaggio, sea creatures, sea, dreams, etc.)

5. Diction/Syntax/Repetition/Simplicity/Complexity unique to Hemingway

**Each of you, no matter which group you are in, is responsible for 2 quotations on your choice. If you see the quotation you've chosen in front of yours, then it is NOT eligible, so you must find a new one**

THANK YOU!!!

"Omelas" Response

In 7-10 sentences, please discuss what LeGuine is trying to accomplish with her story. What is a scapegoat? Where have we seen a situation like this before? In what story? Use the SIFTT Method to expand your commentary. (Symbolism, Imagery, Figurative Language, Tone, Theme).