Monday, 2/17/15: Poetry Journal and Project Work

* Open

• Calendar
• Present on Block Day
• RD of AG Poem in Your Composition Book for Block Day

* Begin or Continue the In-Class Journal: Frost

• Read "Wind and Window Flower"

• This poem was originally subtitled "A Parable of Modern Love."  That subtitle was later taken out of many editions.  Knowing the poet's original subtitle, what can you make of the theme of this poem?  Do you see examples of this theme in the world today?  Explain.
• Read "Acquainted with the Night "
• This form is original, but weaves strands of other forms. From Dante, it hearkens to things you've read in La Vita Nuova (the tercet) that were later refined and perfected in The Divine Comedy (terza rima, Dante's new style). How does this knowledge (that Dante used this terza rima in Inferno, or the journey through hell ) help us interpret the poem?
• What other forms that you have learned does this echo?  Explain.

• Read "The Tuft of Flowers"
• Why is the rhyming couplet the perfect form for this poem? 

• I hope this helps you begin to see that forms can bring richer meaning to a poem and that you can employ or modify old forms to suit your subject and design.  

* Project Work

• Idea: Action Poetry (Billy Collins as our Example)
• More Poems from Billy Collins

Presentation Thoughts for You:

• Speech Reminders
• Compelling/creative grabber that connects with thesis/main ideas.
• Ideas are clear, fully developed, yet concise; they fill the time parameter.
• Ideas are well-organized, giving logical flow to the speech.
• Stories/metaphors/examples are correctly applied and impactful.
• Strong conclusion with a summary and/or call to action.

• Speaker appears prepared and rehearsed.
• Speaker connects with audience through consistent eye contact, ample volume and positive tone.
• Speaker’s mannerisms and speech patterns make the speech professional and not distracting.

•  Visual Reminders

• Hi-resolution images and just enough text in almost all visual communication. No clip art.
• All images strengthen the communication, helping the audience understand, remember, and/or engage the right idea(s)
•  No “classic bad placement,” and  images/text exist in same space for almost all communication.
• Contrast (size or value) exists in almost all visual communication.

HW: Project (present block day)