Mon: Quarter-finals for Poetry Madness
Match-ups: Angelou (Maddie H.) vs. Heaney (Jecca)
Bishop (Kelsey) vs. Berry (Kelly)
Donne (Kelly) vs. Millay (Maddie H)
Housman (Christina) vs. Hughes (Kelsey)
· DUE: Lit terms: lyric, masculine rhyme, melodrama, metaphor AND simile
· HW: Poet competitors need to be ready for Tuesday with their semi-final poem, and a poem ready for the final match; read through Ch. 4 of Invisible Man for Wed. 3/9; satire lesson due Thurs. 3/10; all ten poetry journals due Fri. 3/11 before we leave for Ashland; no LTs this week
Tues: Finals for Poetry Madness
Match-ups: Previous day’s winners (all winners need to be prepared to play two matches; you don’t need to have 15 copies of the poem you’d use for the final; after the semi-finals, we’ll take a five minute break and I’ll make those final round poem copies during class.) End-of-class Poetry Madness reflection.
· DUE: n/a
· HW: see above
Wed: Discuss Invisible Man—begin w/quote nugget. End w/5-10 minutes for group project planning
· DUE: reading for Invisible Man
· HW: Poetry journals, satire lesson
Thurs: Satire Lesson—preparing for “Imaginary Invalid.” Weisman: review purpose/history of Moliere’s plays; four groups each present a brief satirical sketch (think SNL, Portlandia, the Daily Show, etc.) and explain purpose, rhetorical devices used, and ultimate social commentary
· DUE: Satire lesson
· HW: Poetry journals
Fri: Leave for Ashland!!!
· DUE: (when you get to school) Poetry Journals
· HW: n/a
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