1. English 3 June 6, 2013 Ms. Roule

2. Bellringer – Short answer What is the story behind your name? OR, if there is no story, what name do you wish you had instead of your own…and why?

3. Agenda Bellringer Notes: Free Verse “Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah” by Patricia Smith

4. Standards Cite thorough and strong textual evidence to support analysis Determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of a text, including how they build on one another Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues

5. NOTES!

6. Free Verse Free Verse is a form of Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set fixed metrical pattern

7. Homework Write a poem describing the significance of your name, OR write a poem in the style of Patricia Smith’s “Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah” Your poem should employ free verse and should include all of this week’s devices: –Imagery --sound devices –Diction --figurative lang.

8. “Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah,” by Patricia Smith Read and annotate the poem directly on the handout. (figurative language, imagery, diction and sound devices) Then, select one of the elements you noticed and write a paragraph discussing how it contributes to the overall meaning of the poem.

9. Homework Write a poem describing the significance of your name, OR write a poem in the style of Patricia Smith’s “Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah” Your poem should employ free verse, and should include all of the devices discussed this week: –Imagery --sound devices –Diction --figurative lang.