Bell Ringer 1/17 Please get out your books and turn to pg.

910. We will be watching a short video and then

answering the following question: What factors made Harlem the ideal place for

a “rebirth” of African-American literature?

Pd. 1

Bell Ringer 1/17 Please come up with a definition for the

following literary term: Imagery

Be ready to discuss this when class begins.

Pd. 2

Bell Ringer 1/17 Please sit with your partner and get out your

paragraph response to the following prompt: Does Ezra Pound actually create the kind of

poetry he describes in “A Few Don’ts by an Imagiste?” Write a thorough paragraph that answers the

question. Give at least 3 pieces of evidence from the poem

(including explanation) to support your answer. You will also need to use some material from “A Few

Don’ts by an Imagiste.” Pd. 3

Bell Ringer 1/16 Please get out your Imagist Poetry

Packet so that we can pick up with our discussion. Make sure you have completed all the

sections for the poems (at least the ones we got to with our partners).

Pd. 4, 7, 9

English III EQ: How can we give strong and thorough

evidence for our inferences and conclusions about the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance?

Agenda Bell Ringer/Discussion Agenda/EQ The Rise of the Harlem Renaissance (video) The Harlem Renaissance (pg. 910) Dust Tracks on a Road by Z.N. Hurston

EQ Vocabulary Inference: a conclusion reached on the

basis of evidence and reasoning. Conclusion: a judgment or decision

reached by reasoning.

English III EQ: How can we use strong and

thorough textual evidence to support what imagist poetry says both explicitly and implicitly?

Agenda Bell Ringer Agenda/EQ Imagist Poetry

The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter

Examining Other ImagistsWilliam Carlos Williams, H.D.

Imagist Poetry Criteria List1. Direct treatment of the “thing”2. Use no word that does not contribute to presentation

(all words reveal something)3. Compose in sequence of the musical phrase, not a

metronome4. The rhythm should flow from one line to the next5. Give feelings of liberation or sudden growth6. Use concrete images, no abstractions7. Avoid writing philosophic poetry8. Present the image, don’t describe9. Use surprising rhyme10. Find the exact word that will achieve your goal

The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter With your group members, read “The River

Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” Using our list of Imagist Poetry Criteria, answer the

following question: Does Ezra Pound actually create the kind of poetry

he describes in “A Few Don’ts by an Imagiste?” Write a thorough paragraph that answers the question. Give at least 3 pieces of evidence from the poem

(including explanation) to support your answer. You will also need to use some material from “A Few Don’ts

by an Imagiste.”

Bell Ringer 1/17 Please get out your Pacing Prompt

Response so that I can check it.

Creative Writing EQ: How do authors use pace and

sequence to build a vivid, engaging, coherent story that works towards a particular tone and outcome?

Agenda Bell Ringer Agenda/EQ Pacing Prompt

Sharing Responses

Pacing Prompt Have a character experience or witness a crime.

Choose a small time crime (no violence); it could be as simple as someone accidentally short-changing a customer. But perhaps a character sees this, overreacts, and vows to

avenge the cheated customer by doing something drastic. How will the character react? Does the character meet the

criminal at all? Does she follow the criminal? Does the victim ever play a role? Ask lots of questions.

Write a 1 page, front & back story that includes the crime and the main characters reaction, you must have 1 section that is deliberately fast paced (the crime) and 1 section that is deliberately slowed down (the scene before or after the crime).

Pacing Prompt Peer Review1. Name of Partner:2. Story Summary (1-2 sentences):3. Fast Paragraph

What did they do to speed it up? What could they to make it faster?

4. Slow Paragraph What did they do to slow it down? What could they do to make it slower?