First and sixth periods began the poetry unit. We looked at how to read a poem — not as straightforward as some might have thought. Second and sixth periods learned about the difference between trochees, iambs, dactyls, anapests, and spondees — meter, in other words. Seventh period read one more narrative poem in the quest for answering the great Essential Question: What is a narrative poem?

Homework

• First and sixth periods: practice reading today’s poem (“Because You Asked about the Line Between Prose and Poetry”, available here).
• Second and fourth periods: none.
• Seventh period: complete “The Cremation of Sam McGee” (available here) and the graphic organizer we were working on in class.