Assignments

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 * 1. Article Discussion Assignment**

After reading this [|article], post a one paragraph response on the forum found on the "Discussion" tab. After everyone in the class has posted their first response, respond to at least two of your classmates' posts (your posts can be in response to their first post or a response to a response). Therefore, you will write a total of three posts: an initial post (one paragraph) and two responses (one paragraph each).

You can respond to one of the following questions or prompts for your initial post (these are ideas--don't just answer the questions!):


 * Citing evidence from the article, why might young people be so interested in writing and performing poetry?
 * How has writing poetry improved the young poets' lives?
 * How might poetry be more thoughtful than popular rap or hip-hop you hear on the radio? Why are young people attracted to this rap and hip-hop, but bored by poetry?
 * If reading, understanding, and writing poetry are so difficult, why do it?
 * Write your own reactions to the article, citing the article when appropriate.

How your posts will be graded:



NOTE: Posts showing disrespect or containing personal attacks will not be tolerated! These posts will receive automatic 0's!


 * 2. Vocabulary Assignment**

You will write a short eight line poem about one of four topics below:
 * Family
 * Being a teenager
 * Anger
 * Regret

After choosing one of the topics, follow the steps listed below:
 * 1) Write ALL the vocabulary words and phrases that you can think of that relate to the topic you chose.
 * 2) Draw the diagram (below the instructions) on another sheet of paper.
 * 3) Transfer all the vocabulary words and phrases on the first sheet of paper onto the pyramid, ranking the words based on relevance or personal importance to you (i.e. the more important words are placed higher on the pyramid)
 * 4) Write an eight line poem using as many of the "essential words" (words highest on the pyramid) as possible.

How your work will be graded: