CLASS ONE: no written assignment. DON'T FORGET THE VOCAB QUIZ MONDAY!)
CLASS THREE: write a brief essay (1-2 paragraphs) explaining why you chose the poem you did. Turn in a copy of the poem with your essay.
CLASS FOUR (DUE MONDAY): bring in your favorite poem. (not song lyrics).
CLASS SIX: CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING OPENING STANZA OF NIKKI GIOVANNI'S "POETRY IS A TRESSEL" (TRY ANOTHER SPELLING: TRESTLE)
poetry is a tressle
spanning the distance between
what i feel
and what i say
THEN DRAW A PICTURE OF THE STANZA AND THEN EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK MR. GRAVES CHOSE THESE LINES (MR. GRAVES SUGGESTS THAT YOU CHECK YOUR NOTES)
TO ALL THE PARENTS: THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING SO QUICKLY TO THE CONFERENCES. REGRETTABLY ALL THE TIME SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED. IF ANY OF YOU WERE UNABLE TO BOOK A CONFERENCE, PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF US AND ARRANGE FOR A TIME DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AFTER THE THANKSGIVING BREAK.
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