Ask the Experts

Poetry is an alternate genre that we've been looking at during this unit; it's not as straight-forward and easily digestable as other genres, but that's what makes it fun. And we're breaking it down even further: on Wednesday, 11-7, come ready to share your expert knowledge on your assigned poem genre.

You should be able to:
1. define the genre according to experts and in your own words
2. describe its conventions (what makes a ______ a ______? ex: what makes a sestina a sestina?), such as # of lines, rhyme scheme, rhythm, and others
3. provide an example (at least one) of a published poem in this genre

You will have time on Wednesday to talk in your groups for a few minutes, and then you'll break off with members of the other groups and share your expertise. By the end of the day, you'll be experts on five of different poetry genres. Riveting, isn't it?

Here are your groups:

SESTINA
Sonja, Kayla, Kristina, Melissa, Rob

VILLANELLE
Brittanee, Stacie, Nathalie, Carrie, Nate

ERASURE
Hannah, Josh, Nick, Mark, Rachael

PANTOUM
Lauren, Steven, Phillip, Tucker, Taylor

HAIKU
Travis, Hailey, Ashley, Brittney, Kelsey

If you feel so inclined, you can also post your example as a comment on this blog (or as a supplementary post on your own!) for your classmates to see.

Let me know if you have questions about your genre; happy reading!