Creative Writing Ð Homework
Ms. Kurt

12/5/11 Ð 12/12/11

Monday, 12/5/11

DUE:

á           Typed poems for group critique:

o          5 Ð 10 haiku

o          1 prose to poetry

o          1 between-the-lines or exquisite corpse

o          1 follow-the-directions

ACTIVITIES:

á           Group critique of haiku and found poems

 

HOMEWORK Due Tuesday, 12/6:

á           Choose 2 extended metaphor poems, 5 haiku, and 3 found poems to polish up for your portfolio. Email them to yourself to work on in class.

Tuesday, 12/6/11
DUE:

á           Choose 2 extended metaphor poems, 5 haiku, and 3 found poems to polish up for your portfolio. Email them to yourself to work on in class.


ACTIVITIES:

á           LAB B Ð work on portfolio

 

HOMEWORK Due Wednesday, 12/7

á           Hand in portfolio checklist along with copies of:

¤           5 haiku

¤           2 extended metaphor poems

¤           3 found poems

á           This counts as a fully-weighted minor grade. I am only checking progress; not grading these pieces.

 

Wednesday, 12/7/11

DUE:

á           Hand in portfolio checklist along with copies of:

¤           5 haiku

¤           2 extended metaphor poems

¤           3 found poems

á           This counts as a fully-weighted minor grade. I am only checking progress; not grading these pieces.

 

ACTIVITIES:

á           Form and Structure Ð rhyme

á           tercets & triads


HOMEWORK Due Thursday, 12/8 :

á           1 triad (3 tercets = 3 stanzas or 3 lines each)

Thursday, 12/8/11

DUE:

á           1 triad (3 tercets = 3 stanzas or 3 lines each)

ACTIVITIES:

á           Form and Structure Ð rhyme & meter

á           Sonnets

 

HOMEWORK Due Friday, 12/8:

á           Rough out a sonnet or two. (You will need 1 for your portfolio.)

Friday, 12/9/11

DUE:

á           Rough out a sonnet or two. (You will need 1 for your portfolio.)

ACTIVITIES:

á           LAB A Ð work on sonnet

 

HOMEWORK Due Monday, 12/12

á           Hand in portfolio checklist along with copies of:

o          1 tercet

o          1 sonnet

á           This counts as a fully-weighted minor grade. I am only checking progress; not grading these pieces.