Due on Tuesday, May 5th

ALL ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN YOUR NOTEBOOK!

Watch the video Anthology Traces Rap's Lyrical Journey, Poetic Roots.

Write a one-paragraph reaction in your notebook to share in class. 

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/video/247 - 

Check Out  one of the stand up poets from the HBO special Brave New Voices...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYaOuQJUI84&feature=related

Reaction: 2-3 sentences

PART III : Read the Poems in the "FAMILY ALBUM" in your text and Analyze :
CHOOSE 2 POEMS and for each poem Develop ONE theme - Support with examples and quotes
What is the speaker trying to communicate to the audience?
Develop one theme? What is the overall tone of the poem?



PART IV

Prepare for Our Workshop 
Visit WWW.POETS.ORG ALSO KNOWN AS THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS. PERUSE THE WEBSITE!  You can sign up for a poem a day if you like!! This is one of my favorite websites !!

For YOUR WORKSHOP: CHoose TWO POEMS from Poets.org that you feel passionate about and that evoke emotion in you. PRINT THE POEMS and bring them to class. The website is fantastic and  has poems listed by subject. You can peruse the poetry and choose the ones you like.  In addition, Choose ONE song you really like and print the lyrics and bring them to class. You will need the poems and your song for our Workshop on Thursday! you will work in mini fishbowls on Tuesday !- Song and Poems should have related themes and be congruent.
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5/5 Complete Workshops


5/7 Identity by  Julio Noboa Polanco
All The World's A Stage by Shakespeare



5/12 No Class

5/14 : 12:15 Class I will update you on the schedule for presentations
1:40 class- We will meet at 1:40 in 209