September 12, 2018

Objective:  I can use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences portrayed (W.11-12.3.D).
Agenda:

• Entry Task:  You will need your notebook to write in today!  Take a look at the phrase in the prezi and write what it brings to mind for you.
• Share out at least 10 ideas (Teacher Note: write their ideas on the board).
  • What point of view is used here?
• Follow along to Nikki Giovanni’s poem “You Were Gone”
  • What poetic device is used throughout? 
  • How do they impact the outcome of the poem?  
  • Who do you think the audience of her poem is?  What lines suggest that?
  • Try replacing some of the originals with our ideas on the board with a partner
• Write your own version of the poem on the template provided
• Exit Task: Share your version of the You Were Gone poem with a neighbor or to the class--your choice!