We are all the same, Jessica Gutierrez

Within Your Imagination, Kelbey Beliveau

Class Minutes: Wednesday, April 14th

Students took their ghazal drafts home to revise against a criteria checklist; they are due next class. Then, names were randomly drawn from a box to determine the order of poetry slam presentations. Presentations were excellent and hopefully some of you will enter the Teen Poetry Slam at the Coquitlam Public Library next week- Wed. the 21st from 7-9pm. If you don't want to be in the contest, but want to try open mic you can do that too. Check out the website for info: http://www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca/Programs+and+Services/Teens/Teen+Poetry+Slam.htm
We'll continue our slam on Friday.

Class Mintues: Monday, April 12th

Last class Mrs. Wall was away. Students worked on their poetry slam performance poem. We read some notes on the performance poetry genre first.

Today, we warmed up with poetry inspired by children's poems. Then, we learned about a poetic form called the ghazal. It is Arabic in origin with a very strict structure. The couplets, which comprise the poem, jump from one image to the next. Students borrowed random items off the front table as a source of inspiration for their images. The ghazals are due on Wednesday along with a ready to recite slam poem.

Class Minutes: Tuesday, April 6th

Portfolio interviews continued. Warm-up write was a persuasion poem. Journal subject for next week's check is "analyze." Teen poetry slam at Coquitlam Public Library (April 21st) is accepting applications for the contest.

Class Minutes: Wednesday, March 31st

Portfolio interviews continuted after our fortune cookie warm-up. Everyone was given a fortune cookie to enjoyl, but the fortune had to included in a narrative or poem. Happy Easter

Class Minutes: Monday, March 29th

We warmed up with the Old Key poetry prompt, which examines the difference between romantic and realistic diction. Then, we continued to watch Stranger Than Fiction while Mrs. Wall conducted portfolio interviews.