Poetry, Poetry, Poetry

The prompts:

C. Pass the Poem; Exquisite Corpse (part 2): Again, choose another poem in your collection. Pick a single line from the poem. Write this line on a piece of paper. Pass the poem to the poet next to you. Exchange poems. That poet should write a line that goes with your poem. Be mature. Don't ruin the tone of a poem because you're immature. Try to keep the tone, subject, POV, and various elements consistent with the line that precedes yours. When you have written a line, pass the poem back to the original poet. That poet should add a line, then pass the poem draft back to his/her partner. Continue in this way until you have at least 10 lines (or more), and time is called.

D. Jot down the best 3 titles of the poems in the collection. Inspired by these titles, write a new poem based on these "stolen" titles. Length, style, subject matter is up to you. The title, however, should suggest a path for your ideas. Follow and write them down.

E. Write a "Where I'm From" poem, but instead of YOU as the subject, choose a real person you know, a historical figure, or a fictional person you make up and write about THIER life.

ex. You are from the hills of Santa Fe...; You come from hard labor and log cabins...; I called you grandma, but you were born an orphan girl...; etc. The traditional "Where I'm From" poem was written by George Ella Lyons. Schools have taken her poem and made it a bit of a cliche (i.e., you might have had to write one of these before). Making the subject someone else is more original.

F. Make a list of technical terms and use this list to describe a person or a common event.
Science technical terms: check here for some ideas...
Here's a list of poetry terminology...
Medical terminology sample poems...
Other great ideas are lists of flora & fauna (plants and animals). Use your science text books, for example, to connect ideas about nature, chemistry, biology, physics, or earth science as a metaphor for something we all can relate to: love, life, human nature, death/loss, etc.

LAB:
Spend your remaining time in the lab today honing your poetry skills. Take the poem drafts you completed in the past few class periods and revise/edit/polish the draft. When you have completed your work, please print out your poem drafts (we'll use these in a workshop next class).

HOMEWORK: None.