1. Entry Task 1.Study for your W.O.W. quiz (You are taking it in 5 minutes)

2.  Stay seated, raise your hand -> Ms. Dearing will come to you  I do not expect any cheating and I do not accept any cheating  When you are finished draw a big heart on a piece of loose leaf paper  Inside the heart write down things that are in your heart (that you like/love) Testing Expectations:

3. What is Worth Melting For? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL57SXVQ-vU

4.  Your Poem Must:  Have controlled Mechanics (spelling and punctuation)  Figurative Language (at least 3 types)  Establish one of the following forms of Poetry:  Narrative  Free Verse  Concrete  Limerick  Couplets  Sound Devices  Use of rhyme OR meter  Repetition Melting Poetry Minimum of 12 lines!!!!! Rhymezone.com

5. I melt for a warm spring day, so sunny and bright. I melt for a campfire, in the middle of the night. I melt for my puppy, Who snuggles real close. I melt for the hot sand, where I can wiggle my toes. I melt for a touchdown, scored by Matt Forte. I melt for the cows on my farm, even when they eat all the hay. These Are A Few of My Favorite Things I melt for chocolate, bacon, Potatoes and steaks. I melt for the movies, And anything my mother bakes. I melt for my parents, And my twin brothers, I melt for myself, Because I’m like no other.

6. The End is Near Roses are red, Violets are blue, This guy over here, Stepped on my shoe. I bought these last week, And he’s gunna pay, I liked him last month, He’s SO not my bae. My teacher you see, She won’t understand. She’s looking at me, But not at the brand. I just need to clean them, I need to go! Wait, what’s the homework? Pssh, I don’t know. I’m getting revenge, Later tonight, If he “fell” down the stairs, Would that be alright? WARNING: NOT A REAL WORD!

7.  We will be having our own “Coffee House” in which we will be sharing our poems  We will be serving Hot Chocolate and having other treats.  You will be able to take part in this IF you have your poem completed by next Thursday 2/13 and Friday 2/14  Use your class time wisely  We will be having our own “Coffee House” in which we will be sharing our poems  We will be serving Hot Chocolate and having other treats.  You will be able to take part in this IF you have your poem completed by next Thursday 2/13 and Friday 2/14  Use your class time wisely Poetry Coffee House

8.  BRAINSTORM  Choose a topic from your “HEART”  WHO is worth melting for?  Your family? Your friends?  WHAT is worth melting for?  Your hobbies, your favorite objects, your favorite teams, your favorite celebrity? Today’s Goal: Who/ What is worth melting for?