Welcome! March 1st, 2018 Thursday Do Now Find your seats! Grab a Chromebook and log in. No journal today – I want you to have as much time to work on your slam plan as possible 

Happy Slam! We’re going to have our slam in 20 minutes! Here’s what you need to do for the first part of class. Write your slam plan if you still haven’t. You can answer the prompts in paragraph or numbered form – however you want to organize it is fine.  Unless you have your poem memorized, you’ll probably need to re-write your poem on a sheet of paper to read from. When you rewrite your poem, you may want to make certain words larger than others to indicate volume, circle or underline phrases you want to emphasize, mark any pauses, ect. Practice! With a partner or by yourself, the best thing you can do to ensure a solid performance is to practice.

Poetry Slam Expectations Be polite. Absolutely no talking while someone is performing – doing so will result in points taken off your performance grade. Make sure you clap/snap after each performance – performing is difficult and each performer deserves your support  Most importantly, make sure you don’t forget your poetry plan. Include those pauses, volume changes, and emphases. You made that plan for a reason – use it!