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