1. Print a copy of your essay—be sure to print preview and ask Mrs. Barbre, our media specialist, for permission to print. The first two pages are free; each page after that is 10 cents. Let’s make sure you have no blank pages in your paper.
2. After you have printed a copy and submitted it to me, please post your poetry essay here. Remember to include only your first name. Thank you!
Mrs. Hamilton
Today you get to choose the poem of the day! Click here to see the six choices. Once you have chosen a poem, compose a thoughful and reflective response to the poem you have selected. Remember to identify the title of the poem (use quotation marks) and the author of the poem. Your paragraph response should be at least 8-10 sentences.
THINK DEEPLY!!!!
Yesterday we experimented with a strategy for writing poems called a “color approach to poetry.” Please take a moment to share your draft of your color poem here. Thanks!
Mrs. Hamilton
Click here to read Mrs. Hamilton’s color poem, “Orange.”
Today’s poem of the day is “Choices” by Nikki Giovanni. Please read the poem two times before you attempt to formulate a response—remember that a line break is not always where the thought of sentence ends (hint, hint for reading this poem!). 
Formulate a thoughtful response to this poem that is at 8-10 sentences; use your “poetry reflections” questions to generate this response in paragraph format.
If you want to know more about the life of Nikki Giovanni, check out this brief biography.
Please go to http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/001.html to read today’s poem of the day. Use at least 7 of the 10 response questions I have provided you to craft a thoughtful response to this poem in a paragraph of 8-10 sentences.
Please post your “What is poetry?” essay here. Please remember to post your first name only—no last names. Thanks!
