CLASSWORK-NEW LINES

#6 (due Wed, June 1): posting revised lines

Finish revising your poem, using the 5-finger punch method

Blog #6: post a line from your poem that was a 2, and the revised 3-level version

#5 (due Wed, May 24th): revision comments

Revise poem #1

Blog #5: post a revision comment you got from a peer and explain how it helped you

Friday's classwork

post a bantu from your group!

$4 (due Wed, May 11th): revision comments

Revise your pantoums or villanelles, using your peers’ feedback; they do not need to remain in those forms, if you want to expand or change them entirely

Blog #4:  like before, post a piece of feedback that your partner gave you, either praise or criticism about the poem, and explain how it helped you to revise your piece.

FRIDAY CLASSWORK GROUP POST #2: group Haikus

Having fun with Haikus (we will spend several classes playing with various types of poetic form)

1. Most Haikus focus on nature imagery, without necessarily worrying about a deeper human meaning.  These are different, though.  
1. Read the poems aloud to each other and discuss: how does the author use the simple imagery to get across meaning about a human experience?
2. Practice! Take one person’s longer poem, in the group, and condense it into a Haiku-like poem (because traditional Haikus usually reference nature, this is really just using the style of a Haiku).  You must attempt to retain the overall meaning of the original poem, but also try to mimic the kinds of imagery a Haiku uses.
3. GROUP BLOG POST #2: post your finished group haiku

FRIDAY CLASSWORK GROUP POST #1: poetic devices

Go through all of the devices, on the handout: poetic devices

1. which poetic devices are used similarly in poetry and fiction?  
2. Which ones are typically only used in poetry, or used very differently in poetry?