1. Revise your play scripts. These new drafts are due by the end of class today. This is worth participation credit. I should see your play scripts as different from your original drafts. Formatting should be correct. Check your own grammar errors. See previous posts and your notes for advice on what to change and revise to strengthen your work.
Please use the feedback forms you received to strengthen your writing as well. Anything NOT circled is a good place to start to improve your scripts.
2. If you finish early, or need a break, please move on to the Black History poem project assignment:
The Creative Writing department has been commissioned to participate in the SOTA Black History month performance on Feb. 5. The music department (Mr. Gabriel) is looking for UPLIFTING, POSITIVE, and G-Rated original poems celebrating Black History. You might write about an important historical character/person, or overcoming obstacles successfully in a difficult world, or about the importance of hope and freedom and achieving your dreams. Before you write anything, spend some time today reading some examples of the form.
Please read this essay first: Jazz as Communication (essay by Langston Hughes). The poems selected will be accompanied by jazz music.
Here are a few examples:
Choose one message and consider WHO might speak this message, what the persona of your poem might SAY, and to whom is the persona speaking to? (likely our Black History month celebration audience).
The tone of your work should be positive. We are interested in your positive message. We get enough negative messages from our peers, the media, society, and our families.
HOMEWORK: Finish reading Deathtrap and complete the note sheet that goes along with the play. (This was handed to you last class).
Write an inspiring poem for Black History. Use the samples as guidelines. NOTE: You do not need to be African American to celebrate Black History. You can celebrate the success of any culture! Please complete a first draft of your poem by Thursday's class. We will work on improving our poetry on Thursday.
Poems need to be revised, corrected, and collected by 1/14/13 (Monday).
Please use the feedback forms you received to strengthen your writing as well. Anything NOT circled is a good place to start to improve your scripts.
2. If you finish early, or need a break, please move on to the Black History poem project assignment:
The Creative Writing department has been commissioned to participate in the SOTA Black History month performance on Feb. 5. The music department (Mr. Gabriel) is looking for UPLIFTING, POSITIVE, and G-Rated original poems celebrating Black History. You might write about an important historical character/person, or overcoming obstacles successfully in a difficult world, or about the importance of hope and freedom and achieving your dreams. Before you write anything, spend some time today reading some examples of the form.
Please read this essay first: Jazz as Communication (essay by Langston Hughes). The poems selected will be accompanied by jazz music.
Here are a few examples:
- Homage to My Hips
- I am a Cowboy in the Boat of Ra
- Still I Rise
- Name Calling
- The Gospel of Barbeque
- Kin
- Mother to Son
- American Income
- Won't you Celebrate with Me?
Choose one message and consider WHO might speak this message, what the persona of your poem might SAY, and to whom is the persona speaking to? (likely our Black History month celebration audience).
The tone of your work should be positive. We are interested in your positive message. We get enough negative messages from our peers, the media, society, and our families.
HOMEWORK: Finish reading Deathtrap and complete the note sheet that goes along with the play. (This was handed to you last class).
Write an inspiring poem for Black History. Use the samples as guidelines. NOTE: You do not need to be African American to celebrate Black History. You can celebrate the success of any culture! Please complete a first draft of your poem by Thursday's class. We will work on improving our poetry on Thursday.
Poems need to be revised, corrected, and collected by 1/14/13 (Monday).
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