Friday, Nov. 5, English 11E

We edited our object/animal poems looking for ONE thing: Detail--things you can see, smell, taste, hear and feel. Cut all abstractions such as hope, fear, pride, strength and replace them with descriptions of people, places and things that represent these qualities.

Homework:

Type up a good copy of this poem. You will be marked on the following criteria:

• Detail that appeals to the five senses
• You imitate the four poems we studied in class. Learn from these poems.
• Offers the reader a new and refreshing portrayal of the object, animal or city
• Avoids cliches
• Avoids obvious connections i.e. children are innocent, elephants are wise, lions are strong etc

I read Writing 12 student, Alexandria Garcia's poem to the class. It was about childhood and the first line was Childhood is a bucket of figs . . . and then it went on to show lots of images to build on that statement.

Next, we worked in groups to create a TICK chart on the poem, "Social Studies Report" by Patricia Young. Get the poem from me early Monday if you were absent today so that you can be prepared for class.
Have a great weekend.
Read. Read. Read.