Brainstorming+and+Resources

__**Brainstorming on Resources**__ - __The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe__**** - __Jazmin's Notebook__ by Grimes - __Out of the Dust__ by Hesse - __You Don't Even Know Me__ by Flake**** - __Poetry for Young People - Langston Hughes__ by Roessel****

__**Brainstorming on Activities**__ - //Defining Poetry//: What are the varieties of poetry in our everyday lives (commercial jingles, songs, rap, etc.) - Writing variety of poetry styles (shaping, rhythm, rhyme, acrostic, etc.) - //Poetry Operation//: Verse by verse dissection of the poem, as well as looking at the literary elements within (i.e. similes, hyperbole, metaphors, alliterations, imagery, onomatopoeia, assonance, allusion, figurative language) and parts of a poem (line, verse, stanza, etc.) - //Poetry Recitation/Delivery//: Introduce students to the art of poetry reading! Also touch on public speaking, diction, dialect, etc.

__**Brainstorming on Technology Use**__ - Magnetic Poetry - The Visual Creation of a Poem (shape, emphasizing specific words, etc.) - Visual Presentation along with a Poem - Artistic representation of a Poem