Class Assignments and Expectations:

7th: We are gearing up for our final poetry projects. Each student is responsible for turning in a typed packet of their poetry by next Wednesday, January 19th. The poems included are: 1 sonnet, 1 villanelle, 1 ode, 1 Limerick, 3 Haikus, and 2 free verse, (1 narrative, 1 lyric).
We have been learning about formal poetry and the requirements for each form in class, then practicing writing our own for homework for the last week and 1/2. Every student has a collection of poetry in his/her journal. We will conclude our unit with the Haiku and free verse narrative and lyric poetry.

8th: We have begun our poetry unit with the English sonnet. We wil be studying examples of the villanelle and the sestina over the next week and then we will study free verse poetry for one week. At the end of the unit, a final typed packet will be due. This will include 1 sonnet, 1 villanelle, 1 sestina, and 2 free verse poems. We will be practicing all of these forms for homework over the course of the unit. save all of your work and make sure you turn in your journal every Friday to be graded!

Thanks,
Mrs. Rubasch.