Poetry: Oct. 13 - 16

***Tues. Oct. 13***Short Stories Unit Test (33 marks) Closed book. No notes allowed.
***Thurs. Oct. 15**Literary Terms: Slides 1-15 due (30 marks)
***Fri. Oct. 30 *****Literary Terms: Slides 16-30 due (30 marks)

Wed. Oct. 14/09
- Introduce the poetry unit.
- Watch an example of poetry slam to understand that poetry is an evolving art form.
- Life and death theme exploration. Read Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven and watch the Simpson's version.
- View the peer editing slideshow. Peer edit 2 or 3 letter samples.

Tues. Oct. 13/09
- Short Story Unit Test (33 marks)
- Write an "Excuses" poem using the online form. Print your poem and hand it in for 5 marks.
- On February 17th, 2009, the Canadian Press reported that Louis Riel's final poems had been made public for the first time. Read the story and watch the video to learn more.
- Answer all 18 questions with error-free complete sentences (pay special attention to capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and structure) 20 homework marks.