Download 12th lessons 4.13-4.17

 Aim: What is found poetry and how can we begin to compose one?
 Do now: Go over presentation guidelines
Assessment at the end of poetry unit—Due May 1st:
 Compose a poetry book with all the poems you have written in my class. If you
received a good grade on the poems revision is optional. If not, you must revise
your poems for a higher grade.
Found poetry is poetry that you create using words from non-poetry sources
 Newspaper articles
 Novels
 Short stories
 Advertisements
 Read something that has words in it
 Look for words or phrases, in whatever order, that you find powerful, moving, or
interesting
 Make a list of those words or cut them out
 Go through your words and eliminate the ones you don’t like or don’t fit
 Think about the overall feeling (tone) of your final list
 Take the words you have and arrange them in a way that makes a poem
 You can add punctuation, letters, tense changes
 Arrange the words so that they make a rhythm you like
 Grab a newspaper
 Start cutting words, phrases, punctuation that you can use for your poem
 When you have 30 or so words, go through your words and eliminate the ones that don’t work
 Put the ones that do work into a poem
 The poem must reflect a tone
 #1: Remember you must have a meaning to your poem!
 #2: There must be a tone!
 #3: There must be a title that contributes to the meaning!
 #4: Your poem has to flow or have a rhythm or make sense!!
 #5: Do not glue your poem unless you have 2 classmates read and give you advice
on it and then get it checked by me!!
 Snaps and no claps!