Last Week! Monday

Working on performance poems.
Putting on Google Docs to  pusigad@aifs.com
Focus:
strong vocabulary
effective literary techniques
conveying personal yet universal message

Looking ahead:  Tue continue to revise text--- workshop some for suggestions, Wed rehearse performance, Thur VIDEOTAPED performances (perhaps "on location")

HW: work on finishing and revising Performance Poem--- aim for 30+ lines

DAY TEN

Prep for conversation with James Ponti
(Watch Youtube trailers)

Conversation with James Ponti

Additional if time--- Mini Word Wars


HW: Work on Performance Poem, Will have time in class on Monday and Tues to work on it and get in typed/rehearsed. For Performance on Wednesday/ Thursday.

DAY NINE

Continue two paragraphs/from photographs

Performance Poetry




Writing a Credo

HW: finish DEAD CITY if possible-- come in with questions for author (hopefully we'll be able to skype with him on Friday!)
Watch the trailers and help author decide what's working/what's not
http://youtu.be/rPI9QPTSLGc
http://youtu.be/8rz7eA5Wy6E

Start thinking about writing your own performance poem--thinking about utilizing as many vocab words as you can logically, and definitely use as many literary devices as you can rough draft due on Monday. (Tue/Wed will be an additional writing/rehearsing day.)

DAY EIGHT

DAY EIGHT

11 WORDS
chimerical
overt
foray
usurp
wrest
sanguine
vivacious
vacuous

Share Paragraphs from Photos

HW: Read as much of "Dead City" as possible

Day Seven

DAY SEVEN:

11 Words-- New List
curt
tryst
petulant
feign
menial
mollify
poignant
pernicious

WORD WARS

HW: Photograph Starters --- Two completely different style opening paragraphs (change rhythms, mood, syntax, POV)

DAY SIX

DAY SIX

Finish workshopping poems

Start Word Wars if time

HW: Finish Chapter 7 in book

(try to get copies of Dead City by Tues!!)

DAY FIVE

DAY FIVE
clairvoyant
solace
macabre
neophyte
brazen
dearth
gregarious
taciturn
rebuke

Rules for Writer's Workshop

CRITIC
Start Positive
Be Specific about what works/what doesn't work
Careful that suggestions improve writing and don't make it yours
Speak in 3rd Person "The Author" (NOT 2nd person "you")

AUTHOR
listen carefully DO NOT SPEAK
take specific notes
remember it's YOUR work, you can choose to disagree (silently)
ask questions when it's your chance but DO NOT explain yourself

WORD WARS (might have to wait for Monday)

HW:
Make sure your WORD WARS questions are on separate sheets of paper.
Chapter 7 in Text --149-163, do as many of the exercises as you can.