SENIORS: We began work on your slam poem; by now you should know your topic and have a general idea on what you want to say.  We also did a 5-minute freewrite to get your minds going. Tomorrow we will practice your answers to the panel questions for your presentation on Thursday.  We spent some time on these questions several weeks ago, so you should find your answers in your notebook.

SOPHOMORES: We got started on the SESTINA, a special kind of poetry made popular by 12th century troubadors.  See me for the handout. We also did a 5-minute freewrite to get your minds going. Both the slam poem and the sestina will be due on the Tuesday we return from Memorial Day.