Heroic Poetry
Coffeehouse
Words mean more
than what is set down on paper. It takes
the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.
*Maya
Angelou
How do heroes throw “life
lines”?
Objectives:
ü
Write a poem about a person
who is a hero or your hero that lends itself to being read aloud and/or
performed.
ü
Practice performance
ü
Present poetry reading to the
class
ü
Use a rubric to rate
performance
Poetry Requirements:
ü
Must cover appropriate
material
ü
A creative, research-based,
heroic poem of 20+ lines
ü
A separate paragraph
explaining why the person is your hero.
ü
Creatively display poem and
the paragraph in a booklet/folder.
Poetry Presentation:
ü
On the day of the
coffeehouse, you will present your poem to the class by reading it aloud.
Today:
ü Poetry
writing workshop
ü selecting
a special individual in your life, explaining reasons why they represent a hero
figure
ü Work
on first draft (this is the only class period)
Friday 1/17/2014: Poetry
Coffeehouse Reading!
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