MONDAY: NO homework.
TUESDAY: Complete prewrite for tribute poems as directed below:
Prewrite: Fill up a sheet of notebook paper listing words, phrases and expressions that connect to the person to whom you are paying tribute. Possible categories mayinclude the following: likes, dislikes, hobbies, activities, values.
WEDNESDAY: Complete rough drafts of tribute peoms as directed:
Rough Drafts: Select two of the tribute poems studied in class (one from Group A and
one from Group B) and write a rough draft of a tribute poem for your person that
models the style and form.
Group A Group B
“My Mother Pieced Quilts” “My Father’s Hand Held Mine”
“My Father Is a Simple Man” “The Courage That My Mother Had”
“Mother to Son” “While I Slept”
“Mama is a Sunrise”
THURSDAY: In class today, the students revised and edited their poems. Final copies of both tribute poems are due tomorrow. Each will be a ten point grade.
