Calendar

Elements of Poetry

Creating Meaning

Diction and Connotation

Metaphor and Simile

Symbolism and Allegory

Creating Sound

Rhythm and Meter

Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance

Using Form

Open and Closed Form

Mrs. Barnhart's Poetry Page

Calendar

Day One	April 20	Introduction to Poetry Read intro page and prepare questions Read in class "Poetry" by Pablo Neruda
Day Two	April 21	Elements of Poetry Diction and Connotation
Day Three	April 22	Metaphor and Simile Writing extended metaphor poems in writer's workshop
Day Four	April 25	Allusion Allusion homework due
Day Five	April 26	Symbolism and Allegory
Day Six	April 28	Syntax Read in class "l(a)" by e.e. cummings
Day Seven	April 29	Imagery Writing using imagery to create tone in writer's workshop
Day Eight	May 2	Rhythm and Meter Meter worksheet assignment
Day Nine	May 3	Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance Tongue twister assignment
Day Ten	May 4	Rhyme Children's book assignment
Day Eleven	May 5	Open and Closed Form
Day Twelve	May 6	The Sonnet
Day Thirteen	May 9	The Sestina
Day Fourteen	May 10	The Villanelle Writing using open and closed form in writer's workshop
Day Fifteen	May 11	Putting it all together Poetry test Choosing writing samples to share
Day Sixteen	May 12	Read "The Art of Revision" Poetry self-anlysis rubrics
Day Seventeen	May 13	Poetry notebooks due