Not only will students be introduced to wonderful classic poems by some of my favorite writers, but they will also be tasked with painting or drawing a scene from one of their favorite lines of the poem. 

Each week we will:
-Read the featured poem 
-Learn about the author's life and history
-Paint our favorite scene from the poem
-Perform literary analysis of the poem
-If time allows, attempt to write our own poem! 

Since I am a literary theory major, we will be diving into the poems a little deeper! What is the theme or tone of the poem? Why did the author use specific word choices to create a mental image? What are the examples of imagery, personification, metaphors, similes, or signifiers? Who is the intended audience for the poem, and what is the overall message? 

We'll also be identifying rhyme schemes such as ABAB and AABA and when to use each to be more effective as a writer. If students finish their painting early they are more than welcome to take a whack at writing their own poem and I'll illustrate it while they write!



Week June 21: Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein 

Week July 1 : The Raven - Edgar Allen Poe
Week July 7: Song of Myself - Walt Whitman (An Excerpt) 
Week July 14: Alone - Maya Angelou
Week July 21: The Naming of Cats - TS Eliot

Week August 1: The Fish - Mary Oliver 
Week August 7 : A Narrow Fellow in the Grass - Emily Dickinson 
Week August 14 : Morning - Mary Oliver 
Week August 21 : The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

.... and more to come!