BRIT LIT: SENIOR MEMORY BOOK UPDATE!

Okay Brit Lit Folks,
Third quarter comes to a close on Friday and that means you have another 5 Senior Memory Book drafts due in your writer's notebooks ON MONDAY, APRIL 7th! For some of you this will mean you've met the required 25 drafts, but for those who are looking to meet more than the average requirement, keep going! The requirements are for at least 25-30 finished pieces due in about a month!

ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE KEEPING UP WITH TYPING AND FORMATTING ON THEIR OWN TIME, AS THE AVAILABILITY FOR CLASSES TO GET BOOKED INTO A COMPUTER LAB IS EXTREMELY LIMITED!!!

Notes for Writing Poetry Analysis

The following links should take you to Google Drive documents that might be helpful in your analysis of your chosen performance poem and poet. Please let me know if you have trouble accessing any of the links. Good luck!

How to Read a Poem

How to Analyze a Poem

Analyzing a Poem

Tips for Writing a Poetry Analysis Paper

Slam Poetry Links for Young Poets

TRAILER: "Louder Than a Bomb"

POETS:

Louder Than a Bomb Poet Profiles

YOUTH SPEAKS:

Brave New Voices

NATE MARSHALL:

CRW: POETRY JAM AT THE WHITE HOUSE!

CHECK OUT A NIGHT OF POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD AT THE WHITE HOUSE!

INTRO:

MAYDA DEL VALLE:

ESPERANZA SPALDING:

JAMAICA OSARIO:

JOSHUA BENNET:

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA:

LIKE ANY OF THESE POETS?
EMAIL ME YOUR THOUGHTS!

UPDATED! Creative Writing: Performance Poetry/Spoken Word Paper

The following links may be helpful in your research for the performance poetry paper.

Poetry Out Loud

PBS Black Authors, Poetry and Spoken Word

Remember to hand in your poet of choice by Friday, March 28, 2014.

Papers are due on Monday, April 7, 2014.
You must hand in a hard copy AND email me your paper so it can go through a plagiarism checker.

2014 Senior Memory Book Assignments

LINK:
2014 Senior Memory Book Assignments

The above link should take you to the list of assignments available for the 2014 Senior Memory Book Project. If you haven't been working on these in the past 2 weeks, then you are ALREADY BEHIND! :(

Grab your headphones and your marble notebook and high-tail it to the library or the mall or a McDonalds-- anywhere where you can sit without interruptions-- and start writing!!!

As always, email me with any questions or concerns.

Senior Memory Book SAMPLES

SENIOR MEMORY BOOK (SAMPLES)

Senior Memory Book (samples)

The above link is for reference purposes only.
The assignment numbers do NOT match the order of assignments found in our classroom packet, and do not represent all of the assignment choices. They are simply for reference. Your work should NOT be a copy of the examples, and your work should be at least a page in length (typed) in order to receive any credit.