Warm Up: generate a list of ten topics according to the following: Generate a list of topics we should either: Study more intensively in school Hear more about in the media Understand from a young age Better-Educate the next generation about Or Stop ignoring

Please get out your Act II packet You will have ten minutes to finish summarizing the scenes in Act II before I collect the packet for grading

Syllabic Poetry Poetry whose meter is determined by the total number of syllables per line, rather than the number of stresses

Syllabic forms Sometimes the number of syllables per line is symbolic Sometimes, poets prefer to work in a pattern— generally poets tend to use an odd number of syllables per line, but this varies based on the poet and poem Although this can coincide with rhyme, it does not have to

Read around Check out the seven poems around the room Each is about a very different subject, takes a different tone, and is a different length All of this poetry is written in syllabic form, with special attention paid to the number of syllables used in each line

As you are reading around: Rate the poems from your favorite to your least favorite Write down one thing about each poem that you either like or dislike When you are finish reading all of them, and writing down these things, please return to your original seat

Your poem should take up at least ¾ of a page Homework: Compose a syllabic poem OR a small collection of syllabic poems by Monday Your poem should take up at least ¾ of a page

Do Now: Take out your poem

Find the partner with the same symbol on his/her warm up

Get a stack of workshopping questions and exercises from Miss I Work together to answer each question—make sure both of you speak on your poems!

Pick a section, and work on editing your poem for the rest of class Pick a section, and work on editing your poem for the rest of class. The final copy is due Friday Section One: Poetry read aloud. Form a small circle and have each person read his/her poem aloud. (this helps you become more aware of rhythm, meter, and other sound- related components of your poem) Section Two: Make revisions based on the time you spent workshopping with someone else. This section is silent and independent. Section Three: Come to where I am sitting if you have any questions on improving form, wording, etc.