Monday, February 12, 2007

Assignment for February 13-15,2007

Assignments for Tuesday – Thursday, February 13-15, 2007
Dennis Guikema, English, Ralph J Bunche High School


Tuesday, February 13, 2007:
Quickwrite:
Write a persuasive paragraph about why poetry should or should not be taught in high school. Use powerful language, examples and details to support your opinion. Email your response to dguikema@yahoo.com. The subject of your email should be “2/13 quickwrite”

“Introduction to Poetry” reading:
1.) Go to www.loc.gov/poetry/180
2.) Click on “list of all 180 poems”
3.) Click on the first poem “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins
4.) Read the poem quietly then have a volunteer (or more than one) read the poem aloud to class.)

“Introduction to Poetry” response:
1.) Email your answers to the following questions to dguikema@yahoo.com (the subject of your email should be “2/13 Intro to Poetry responses)
a.) What line(s) stand out the most in this poem?
b.) Why?
c.) What do you think the poet is trying to say? What do you believe is happening in this poem? (Give examples from the poem to support your answer.)

2.) In the same email, I want you to write an “emulation poem”, that is a poem in which you copy the style of this poem by Billy Collins. Although you are copying his style, you can write about any thing you like.

Extra credit: (To get extra credit you must finish the assignments above.)
1.) Go back to www.loc.gov/poetry/180 and click on “list of all 180 poems”
2.) Choose any other poem and follow steps 1 & 2 in the “response” instructions above. Email me your response and new emulation poem with the email subject “2/13 extra credit.)

Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Students who were in my 2nd period last semester will be going with Mr. Douglas to see the film “Arna’s Children”.

Other students will be in PE with Ms. Hamer and other Bunche staff.


Thursday, February 15, 2007
Quickwrite:
If you were to write a poem with a message, what would the message be? Why choose that message? Email your response to dguikema@yahoo.com. The subject of your email should be “2/15 quickwrite”. (If you would rather write this as a poem, you may.)

“Idea Generator”
Go to http://youthspeaks.org/ideagenerator/
Write a poem beginning with that line and email it to me at dguikema@yahoo.com
• If you don’t like the prompt click “New Idea”
• Extra credit if you post this poem to your blog. (Tell me this in your email.)

Read other students’ “Describing a Place” essays:
1.) Go to http://bunchehigh.blogspot.com Scroll down to the “My Place Essays” entry.
2.) Click on the name of each person listed, read his/her essay, and leave feedback (both compliments and constructive critique) by clicking on “comments”. (Make sure you are signed on to “blogger” when you leave these comments.

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