A Little Reading, A Little Writing

Today, we are going to start our class with a poetry prompt exercise.

Creating a word bank for poetry

Go to the following website:

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180

Read poems #1-7. As you read, choose 3 words from EACH poem and make a list. (The best way to do this is either in your journal – where you will get credit; or you may keep a word document open and minimized on the bottom of your screen to collect the words).
Choose interesting or “powerful” words—words that draw YOUR attention; the best 3 single words in the poem. Avoid phrases.

Once you have a list with 21 words, use your word bank to create a poem of your own.
• You DO NOT have to use all 21 words in your poem.
• Your poem should make sense. Try to avoid sentence fragments. (Consider your character, setting, theme, conflict, etc. to help write a story...yes, even poetry has a story.)
• You may include as many OTHER words as you’d like.

Class Notes. Let's read this story in Sudden Fiction (pp. 122-125). Writing exercise: for this class or a fictional class (you may mix and match) write a story like Class Notes. Project into the future the fate of your classmates. Make sure to include yourself. Try to include at least a class of 15.

HOMEWORK:
Sudden Fiction: pp. 103-127. Please read the stories in this selection for Thursday. Pages 122-125 have already been read in class.