1. Rhythm of poetry- Day 3- What makes it “good?” Day 1= What IS poetry? Day 2= Is poetry important? Day 4= The effect of Poetry Day 5= What will your verse be?

2. Re-cap... Day 1= Essential Understandings Based on what we’ve done today, what is your “final” definition of poetry? How does poetry affect identity? How does identity affect poetry? Day 2= Essential Understandings Is poetry important? Why/Why not? (Think individual, local, global) How did poetry affect the identity of the examples we’ve looked at? How did the people we looked at impact poetry? How does poetry affect humanity?

3. Today’s Question: Journal a list of criteria for what makes a “good” poem... Discuss ->

4. Definition (again) Poetry is “A creative form of transformative (art) with endless possibilities that gives a unique way of expressing yourself and the things around you.” Poetry is a form of expressive writing that can be enhanced visually, musically or kinesthetically to convey a particular theme. Do you want to revise your list?

5. Read this poem... What’s going on in this poem? What do you see that makes you say that? What else can you find? What do you see that makes you say that? Does anyone see something different? Is it any good? Why? (why not?)

6. What about this poem? What’s going on in this poem? What do you see that makes you say that? What else can you find? What do you see that makes you say that? Does anyone see something different? Is it any good? (Why? Why not?)

7. And the award goes to... Which poem do you think is MOST deserving of these awards? Why do you think that? You must read ALL POEMS before you decide which award to give. Add “Silent Night,” “’Rock-a-bye Baby.” What other award categories would you like to see?

8. Poem first Read this poem first, THEN give the award to it! Why did you choose THAT award? Which poem would you give the “transformative” award to? Which poem deserves the “best poem” award? Why do you think this?

9. What makes a poem “GOOD?” Based on our discussion, modify your list of things that you think makes a “GOOD” poem...

10. Research... For the rest of class, you’re going to be using the computers to research various songs and poems. I want you to begin your list of your “Top 20 hits” For each song that you include, be prepared to explain WHY you think it’s “good!” Pay attention to any qualities of a “good” poem that you’d like to add!

11. Wrap up... Create a NEW “I Am” poem. Be sure to incorporate some of the concepts we’ve discussed about “what makes a poem ‘good.’” How has this lesson impacted your identity? How did this lesson affect your poetry? How have the poems that you’ve chosen impact humanity?

12. For tomorrow... Role of Song in Family Life: Interview older relatives or neighbors and ask them about the role songs played in their lives! When did they sing? What were the songs or lyrics... Discuss your findings and compare with the role of music in today’s families. Song lyrics and Artist’s Point of View: Identify social issues presented in songs of the past. Use clues in the song lyrics to determine the artist’s point of view, and also compare these songs to popular songs of today. Are the issues similar or different?

13. Our list from today= Good poems must... Have a theme Make you think Be transformative Display creativity Add= Inspire emotion Be expressive Be original Take out= Make sense Enjoyable Interpret Effective