1. Write a 3 to 4 Sentence Answer for Each: A. Why would someone be afraid of being powerful and talented? What comes with talent and power? B. How does freedom from our fears help others to free themselves from their fears? Draw a line beneath part B Pass your answers to your partner so they can respond to you.

2. “Innocent Criminal” On your own; do both: a) Tell me in a paragraph what you think of this poem. Is it angry, happy, or just mellow? What words and images does he describe to let you know? b) Tell me in a paragraph what, do you think, is an “Innocent Criminal?” Use evidence from the poem to support your answer. Now that you’ve read and watched the poem performed.

3. Why I Hate School but Love Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyI (find poem here) Listen out for names of individuals you know of, or have heard of and list them on your notebook paper. Think about why Suli Breaks would mention those individuals How are these people educated, or uneducated? Discuss at your table and write examples on your white boards. Due Thursday = HW: Why I Hate School But Love Education In a one-page essay tell me how someone can hate school, yet still love education. How do you define education? After studying this poem, has your opinion changed since the beginning of the class? Use your notes for examples, or find the poem online and study independently.

4. Acrostic Poem Mini-Project Use the two acrostic poems you wrote yesterday about yourself, and your favorite thing. They should look something like these examples! If you want to quickly rewrite your poems, you may. If you lost yours or haven’t written them, now is the time to do so. It needs to have color, and the images need to match the poems