1. If a slide is RED, copy it down word for word
Remember:
If a slide is RED, copy it down word for word
If a slide is YELLOW, write it down in your own words or complete a task
If a slide is GREEN, only read it

2. Post-It Note Poetry Learning Objectives
Gain an introduction to the unit
Examine what a poem is
Write a poem in your own speaking voice
Post-It Note Poetry

3. What is poetry?
Is there a set list of ingredients a poem should have? E.g. It must rhyme?
Write down a list of at least 5 ingredients

4. ‘This is Just to Say’ Watch the clip What do you make of this
‘This is Just to Say’ Watch the clip What do you make of this? What type of writing is it?
Just To Say

5. How could you make this look like a poem?
Key word: Stanza
I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast. Forgive me they were delicious, so sweet, and so cold

6. This Is Just To Say I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold

7. The Poet William Carlos Williams: 1883-1963
Williams spent his working life as a doctor, writing in his spare time.
He came home late one night, hungry, after treating a patient.
He found the plums in the fridge, ate them and left the poem as a note for his wife.

8. This is Just to Say...
With the person next to you discuss a time when you did something that you were really sorry for.
2 mins

9. You’re the poets!
Using ‘This is just to say’ as inspiration, write a similar poem.
It must be saying sorry so use your last discussion.
Stuck: why not leave a note for a teacher saying sorry for not doing your homework!
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