Class does not meet today: see startup post and complete assignment (below).
Assignment
In our Facebook Group, share a poem (directly or as a link) that you enjoy and persuade us all to read it in 1-2 sentences. (Example: What is so cool about it? Why would we want to click on the link or read the poem in your post? Sell us on the poem!)
Post this before August 15 (you have until midnight!)
Before class on Wednesday, August 16 visit our Facebook Group and read 3 of the most compelling poems shared, leaving a brief (or extensive) comment on the poem.
Choose a poem from this listing, and share the link to it in our Facebook Group, along with a brief (2-3 sentences) reaction to the poem, no later than noon on Thursday.
Read and comment on 1-2 of your classmates' shared poems before class.
Friday, August 18
In class:
Discussion of shared poems.
Brief lecture on orality, literacy, and memory.
Assignment:
Memorize the poem you chose from Poetry Out Loud and prepare to perform it in class on Monday, August 21.