8 May 2015
Bell activity: TOTAL YOUR IRB MINUTES AND SUBMIT YOUR BOOKMARK TO THE BASKET.
The new IRB Bookmark due date is 5/15.
Search the Poetry Anthology one more time for that poem or poems that speak to you or
appeal to you. Record the page numbers and titles on your post it note.
If you need a new post – it not, take one from the front stool.
Today’s Agenda:
poetry search
“Maybe Dat’s Your Pwoblem Too” by Jim Hall
“Undivided Attention” by Taylor Mali
“How to Write a Political Poem” by Taylor Mali
Composing TWO 1ST LEVEL Concrete Abstract Poems – Final Drafts are due MONDAY
Concrete Abstract Poems
Take out your assignment sheet and the work you did yesterday on the
Concrete Abstract Poem.
DUE MONDAY: TWO 1ST LEVEL CONCRETE ABSTRACT POEMS:
CONCRETE ABSTRACT POEM ABOUT ABSTRACT NOUN #1
*A TEMPLATE ROUGH DRAFT,
*A SECOND ROUGH DRAFT SHOWING REVISION,
A FINAL DRAFT
CONCRETE ABSTRACT POEM ABOUT ABSTRACT NOUN #2
*A TEMPLATE ROUGH DRAFT,
*A SECOND ROUGH DRAFT SHOWING REVISION,
A FINAL DRAFT
When determining the characteristics of an abstract noun, think about those places, smells,
tastes you associate with that noun. Try to find those associations that may be unique to
you, or find a different way to describe those associations.
Once you have determined the color (what it looks like) OR the smell, taste, texture OR
sound, try to develop your choice into a simile or a more detailed description.
Instead of gray: a gray storm cloud brimming with angry tears
the gray of a dolphin’s skin scattered with the sun’s reflection in salt
water droplets
the silver gray of an alpha male, howling at the moon
the soft gray feathers of a morning dove
COMPOSING A
CONCRETE ABSTRACT POEM
Exhaustion
Excitement
Anticipation
Boredom
Fear
Frustration
Success
Loss
Confusion
Epiphany
Friendship
Freedom
Anxiety
Emptiness
Patience
Future
The Past
Childhood
Middle school
Responsibility
Laziness
Hope
Faith
Anger
Waiting
Family
Kindness
Gratitude
Resentment
Competition
Math
Science
Vacation
holidays
Losing
Midnight
Dawn
2nd Place
Mondays
Saturdays
Baseball
Basketball
Running
Forgiveness
Hate
Persistence
Calmness
Pain
Bad days
Good days