I'm a Little Teapot

I'm a little teapot, short and stout, (bounce up and down a little or rock from side to side)

Here is my handle (place one hand on corresponding hip to imitate handle),

here is my spout (position other hand in air to imitate spout).

When I get all steamed up hear me shout.

Tip me over and pour me out (lean to the right to imitate pouring tea from the spout).

Sicky Sick

As you know, I have been sick which is why the posts were a little slim last week. I will definitely beef things up this week and post every day.

Today, many of you came in without any options for poems -- this worries me since I have been asking for them for a week now. Please bring them in.

I will not remind you to give them to me, because it is now YOUR responsibility to bring the poem to me. You need to have at least one poem that you would like to do for you animated poem by Wednesday or your group will get a zero for the project. I want to see those poems!

Reminder: Get a poem to me by Wednesday.
Reminder: Friday is the scavenger hunt.
Reminder: Monday the scavenger hunt is due.
Reminder: Start working on the animated poem by Tuesday of next week.

Animtaed Poem Options

Bring in at least 3 poems (not just titles, but actual poems) for Tuesday's class. I want each group to have a selection of poems that they can choose from so you can start brainstorming ideas about how to create a dramatic interpretation of your poem.

We gotta make 'em good! So pick some poems that you can really "see" visually!

Animated Poem Groups

Current Groups:

Although many people were absent on Friday, we started creating our animated poetry groups. On Monday we will make sure that everyone is okay with the groups, but here they are for now...

The Sexy Bombs and the Slow One - Buğçe, Buse, Deniz T., Elican, and Deylem

Queen Bees - Ayşegül, Zeynep, Benan, Lara, Eray

Un-named Groups:

Deniz Ç., Başak, Selen, Irem Ş.

Doruk, Ahmet, Burak, Can

Kerem, Caner, Tolga, Selin, Irem E.

We can make sure this is what everyone wants on Monday. If you want something different, please let me know!

Review!

What are the meanings of these things (and do it from memory -- just pick one so others can give it a try):

simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
onomatopoeia

Speaker vs. Author

A speaker and author are almost never the same. Be careful of that word "almost" I just wrote. Usually the author is not the speaker of his or her poem, so we don't refer to the speaker as the author ever. Err on the side of caution and assume that the speaker is separate from the author. It is important when demonstrating your understanding of the poem.

Why is it that we so often want the author to also be the speaker? Do we want to assume that every speaker of every poem is a poet? Then why would a poet write poems -- shouldn't they just give speeches?

Animated Poems!

Click here for a podcast of poems that you can listen to and think about using for your animated poem.

Listen and choose some that you like. Have at least 3 choices for next Monday.