Poetry Begins: Poetry Begins: Find your new seat on Find your new seat on the chart.the chart.Fire up your Fire up your Chromebooks.Chromebooks.Unit InstructionsUnit InstructionsTrashy PoetryTrashy PoetryQ1 survey and Q2 goalsQ1 survey and Q2 goals

New Google docNew Google doc Begin a new Google doc in your CW

folder and name it "WNB Poetry Unit.“ Make sure to name it exactly right. Make sure it is in your Creative Writing folder

that is shared with me. Make sure I have “edit” rights.

Poetry Unit Instructions: Go to my website http://sb169.k12.sd.us/..

Poetry Unit Instructions

Poetry rough drafts and peer reviews

Create a Google document inside your Creative Writing folder and name it “Poems Rough.”

Three poems – on this document - must be completed and ready for peer review by November 13.

Trashy PoetryTrashy Poetry

Purpose: To improve word choice in Purpose: To improve word choice in writingwritingPlease close your Chromebooks.Please close your Chromebooks.

Shel SilversteinShel Silverstein ““Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout”Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout”

Choral ReadingChoral Reading

In pods: Discuss word choice and the In pods: Discuss word choice and the selection of powerful and juicy adjectives selection of powerful and juicy adjectives that create pictures in the reader’s mindthat create pictures in the reader’s mind

Silverstein reads…Silverstein reads… Sit back and enjoy…Sit back and enjoy…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G248oZ5ygXw

Your Trash ListYour Trash List AW #12: Create a poem using AW #12: Create a poem using youryour list of list of

trash items. Follow your own form or use the trash items. Follow your own form or use the Silverstein modelSilverstein model

Illustrate as desiredIllustrate as desired My sampleMy sample For up to 15 pts. extra credit -- Type up For up to 15 pts. extra credit -- Type up

your poem and illustrate it your poem and illustrate it in color in color or or decorate in some creative way to hang on decorate in some creative way to hang on the bulletin board. Due Monday. the bulletin board. Due Monday.

Q1 Survey and Q2 GoalsQ1 Survey and Q2 Goals Go to my website and click on today’s Go to my website and click on today’s

plans and assignments.plans and assignments. http://sb169.k12.sd.us/ Creative Writing plans and assignments fall

2013 Click here for current week. Thursday, 10-24: Find the link and

directions.

Workshop time: Workshop time: All due Monday.All due Monday.

Complete survey. Complete survey. Write goals.Write goals. Work on trash poem AW #12. Work on trash poem AW #12.