Poetry Contest for Silly Poems-- This Week Only

www.BookshopTalk.com

Go here to enter the contest, or just to read the great examples of funny poems.  

Even Adults (Writers!) are Reminded to Show, Not Tell

This is a grown up writer who tells about getting a rejection letter -- something most writers get very used to -- that, among other things, reminded here to SHOW, NOT TELL:
http://rebeccabirkin.blogspot.com/2011/02/rejection-letters-and-herding-stampede.html

Monday, February 7, 2011

Bell-Ringer:  In your composition book, respond to the picture.  Love?  Valentines Day?  What are they saying?  You can make it serious or funny.

Any Me-Bags left?

Finish poetry posters.
Judge Poetry Posters

Poetry terms and forms. 
Poetry from the Hormone Jungle

Minimal Day Bell Schedule

Time	Period	Minutes
8:15 – 9:15	1st Period	60 minutes
9:20 – 10:20	2nd Period/Announcements	60 minutes
10:20 – 10:45	First Lunch	25 minutes
10:50 – 11:50	3rd Period	60 minutes
10:25 – 11:25	3rd Period	60 minutes
11:25 – 11:50	Second Lunch	25 minutes
11:55 – 12:55	4th Period	60 minutes

Looking for Poetry on the Internet

Some places to look for poetry:
Poetry Links
1. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poemiddle.htm
2. http://www.poetry4kids.com/links
3. http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html
4. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
5. http://www.kristinegeorge.com/swimming_upstream.html  Look at the Fold Me A Poem Poems
6.  http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/58
      Check out Gary Soto 
        If you have a dog, you might like Nelson, My Dog.
7. http://middleschoolpoetry180.wordpress.com/  Look at the categories in the right margin.
8. A rap about poetry  http://www.educationalrap.com/song/poetry-for-life.html

9. http://www.poetry-archive.com/collections/ 

10.  http://poetry.eserver.org/


11. http://www.webenglishteacher.com/poetrycollections.html

12. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pmsites1.html


13.  http://www.bartleby.com/verse/


14. Baseball poetry   http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poems.shtml

15  http://www.famouspoetsandpoems.com



Here's a poetry word you may not know: (extra credit if you can tell me about doggerel)
doggerel
a low, or trivial, form of verse, loosely constructed and often irregular, but effective because of its simple mnemonic rhyme and loping metre. It appears in most literatures and societies as a useful form for comedy and satire. It is characteristic of children's game rhymes from ancient times to the present and of most nursery rhymes.  from dictionary.com   

Select at least three poems to paste (with each URL)  on your Finding Poetry page on our class wiki.
Go to our class wiki at
http://cavewriting2011b3.pbworks.com
or
http://cavewriting2011b4.pbworks.com

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Bell-Ringer:  Bingo Prompt   B3 did Bingo A3, B4 did Bingo B2.

What is Poetry?
Today students read about, read, listened to, and viewed poetry, and created group posters to teach others about poetry.  If you are absent, create a mini-poster (8 1/2 x 11")  that is neat and legible that defines what poetry is and is not.  It could use brief examples.   

Start looking for a poem for our Poetry and Chocolate Day on February 15.  Select a poem that you REALLY like.  Song lyrics work if they are in poetic form.  (Most are!)  You will be able to look for poems on the Internet (at selected sites) for part of the time on the 9th and 11th.

Fascinating Words Extra Credit

For extra credit:  Can you tell me what a group of ravens is called?  See this site and look through the charts for the answer:  http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm

for Your Information - Teen Writers' Conference

Go to http://www.writerscubed.com/events_TeenBootCamp.asp to find out about a very fun sounding conference for teen writers that will be held in April at UVU.

More contests:
http://rebeccabirkin.blogspot.com/