ENGLISH 7

Let’s check out/share some more poetry books.

Reviewed The Call of the Wild preview writing.

Getting ready for the novel.

Assignment-- Research and present a slideshow through google slides.

In groups. Share with each other on slides so you are all working together.

Will have class time. Due end of class, Monday or Tuesday--

depending on how use classtime. Handout on requirements--

photos and cleanly presented information.

Books handed out next week.

ENGLISH 8

Poetry, drama and Shakespeare:

Six-year old does “Sick”  by Shel Silverstein 2  min
Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet speech, 3min,

On TED Talks,  listen to Poetry Performers do Spoken Word Poetry

--“Poetry that demands being heard out loud...I write poems to figure things out.”
--.Sarah Kay (3) and Shane Koyczan. (12) One bad word.

QW: For five minutes or so respond in some way to any of the

poetry performances. One page minimum.

HW: Weds 5/02 Poetry Project and ready to present.