1. Student Make-Up Work
Look through the PowerPoint to see what we did and discussed in class.
Look in the notes section for slides 2 and 6.
Imitate these poems/lyrics by writing a “Nostalgia Poem” – you are writing about a time or place that was meaningful to you.
Poems don’t have to rhyme. Length is optional. See slide 10.

2. “Every Ghetto Every City” by Lauren Hill First time reading…
Listen, read, and enjoy.
What are the lyrics about?
Music:
Lyrics:

3. Nostalgia
The Random House dictionary defines nostalgia as “a wistful desire to return in thought or to a former time in one’s life, to one’s home or homeland, or to one’s family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.”

4. Underline and annotate (make notes)
Second time reading…
Underline and annotate (make notes)
Similes, metaphors, imagery, symbolism, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, allusions, characterization, dialogue, diction, form, irony, mood, oxymoron, paradox, parallelism, pun, refrain, repetition, rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm, suspense

5. Share annotations with neighbor Class discussion
Annotating Together
Share annotations with neighbor
Class discussion

6. Now let’s listen to “83” by John Mayer
Listen, read, and enjoy.
How is this song different or similar to Lauryn Hill’s?
Music & Lyrics:
Click on the “Show more” button.

7. Underline and annotate (make notes)
Second time reading…
Underline and annotate (make notes)
Similes, metaphors, imagery, symbolism, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, allusions, characterization, dialogue, diction, form, irony, mood, oxymoron, paradox, parallelism, pun, refrain, repetition, rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm, suspense

8. Share annotations with neighbor Class discussion
Annotating Together
Share annotations with neighbor
Class discussion

9. Poetry Writer’s Workshop
Nostalgia Poem

10. Possible Prompts: I was just a little girl/boy…
Looking back…Thinking back…
I wish I was 6 again…
If only my life was more like 1983