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Monday

Tuesday

Wed/Thursday

Friday

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10/21

1. Journal #30

Student Topics

2. Write Cliché poem in notebook

10/22

1. Journal #31

Sleep

2. Silent Reading

10/23-24

1.  Journal #32 (Write a story or poem about the Salvador Dali painting)

2.  Write down symbolism poetry practice words in notebook.

3.  Go over symbolism/surrealistic poem.

4.  Work on symbolism/surrealistic poem

5.  Share poems in groups.

6. Turn in final draft of surrealistic poem—typed on Monday 10/28.

10/25

1.  Journal #33 Free Choice

2.  Metaphors

3.  Write 4 metaphors

4. surrealistic poem due: Mon. 10-28

5. Bring in a scary short story or poem due:  Wed. 10-31

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10/28

1.  Journal #34 Student choice

2.  Share surrealistic poems in groups.

3.  Respond to

2 poems.

4. Turn in poems!

5. Bring in a scary short story or poem, cd or tape

10/29

1. Journal #35 Halloween memories

2. Write a limerick in your notebook.

3. Read the Hollow Men

10/30-31

1.  Read scary stories or poem to class.

11/1

1.  Edgar Allen Poe video

2.  At the end of the period turn in a ½ page summary about the movie.

3

11/4

1.  Journal #36 (our generation)

2.  Poem of the day.

3.  Free verse poem –examples 15-30 lines due Tuesday 11/12.

11/5

1.  Journal #37 

“incidents that have changed your life”

2. Poem of the day.

3. Bring books for Wednesday

Bring magazines for Thursday

11/6—Restructured Day

Silent Reading!

11/7

1.  Journal #38 (perfect utopia)

2.  Cut-ups Assignment #1

3.  Assignment #2 Cut-ups.

11/8

1.Journal #39—Free Choice

2. List poems

4

11/11

Memorial Day

No School

11/12

1. Journal #40 If you could live forever or start a new life.

2. Share free verse poems in groups.  Choose one to present to class (use performance and visuals)

11/13-14

1. Journal #41

2. Poem of the day (respond).

3. Personal universe card deck.

4. Make deck- 10-15 min.

5. Write poem in notebook

6.Combine decks, write 1 long poem or 2 short poems (Turn in)

11/15

1.Journal #42 (free choice Friday)

5

11/18

1.  Journal #43 (Nature)

2. Nature writing: Mary Oliver

3. Nature diaries

11/19

1.  Journal #44 (free write)

2. personification

11/20-21

1. Journal #45

2.  Write a Nature poem on Mon. 11/25

11/22

6

11/25

11/26

1.  Journal #46 (I don’t know / I know)

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11/27-28

Thanksgiving

11/29

Thanksgiving

7

12/2

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Looking for Gems in your notebook.

Find three pieces of writing: journals, poetry practice, small poems that can be revised.