Monday, November 9, 2015
1. Journal #41: Write about a time you felt jealous.
2. Turn in your everyday object poem from Friday.
3. John Green’s short (11 minutes) video on Plath
4. Sylvia Plath video (to go with the dreary weather)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
1. Journal #42: Thoughts about Sylvia Plath and the video from yesterday
2. Finish the video
3. Read Anne Sexton’s “Courage” poem in the literature book.
3. Come up with your own poem titled one of the following:
Courage, Pride, Envy, Obsession, Fear (any feeling or emotion). Connect it to experiences like Anne Sexton did.
Wednesday—out for Veteran’s Day
Thursday, November 12, 2015
1. Journal #43: Write about “silence.”
Turn in poem about “feeling/emotion” in the same vein as “Courage”
2. Poetry Exercises:
Poem 1: Poetry Prompt: Write a poem concerning the “absence” of something. Consider the absence as a positive, or a negative.
Poem 2: Poetry Prompt – Write a poem using, “how to…”. For example, “how to write a poem”, “how to break my heart”,” how to distinguish a flower from a frog,” “how to be a bad friend”
Friday, November 13, 2015
1. Journal #44: Write about “noise.”
2. Turn in the two poems you had to write yesterday
3. Poetry Exercises:
Poem 1: Write a poem based on transitory things (Things that change)
Poem 2: Write a poem using the title, “You Need to Have a Plan”
Both are due Monday. Please Type and send to me in email if possible.