SENIORS: Continue working on your Slam poem.  Presentations start Wednesday.  See Friday's blog for details about presentations.  Also, we went to the library to return textbooks.  If you did not do this during class, you are on your own; do not ask me to return textbooks during class.

SOPHOMORES: We discussed the last poem you will need to write; this new poem is to be based on a photograph of your choice.  The rubric for this poem is: Proof of picture attached to poem--20 points; Paints a picture with imagery--20 points; Strong verbs and precise nouns--20 points; Effective line breaks and stanzas--20 points; Personification, and either metaphor or simile--20 points.  All poems are due on Thursday, June 6, at the latest.  Also, we returned textbooks today; if you didn't do that, you are on your own.  Do not ask me to return textbooks during class.