Setting The Stage
A Poetry Café is "a time to gather, to pause, to celebrate the fact that together we named the world" (Atwell, 2006). In preparation for the event, students carefully plan the sequence of the poetry reading and to practice reading their chosen written poem aloud.
Agree upon benchmarks, such as length of each poetry reading, appropriate audience participation, the presentation of the poem, etc.
Transform the environment into a vintage coffeehouse complete with retro furniture. Appoint table-clothed tables with votive candles. Place a microphone in the stage. Hang low lighting on the stage with a single spotlight falling on a stool and music stand.
Response Stance
Welcome the guests are they arrive. Mark the occasion. Read a poem as an introduction. Unveil the poetry.
After the readings are complete, celebrate with food and refreshment. Display students' writing. Allow time for students to sign autographs.
Gather the students for reflection about the unit and their learnings.
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I think the lamb comes in mind as a holy angel flying gently on a cloud so soft and fluffy and that same cloud was really the lamb.(lambs are soft and fluffy)
ReplyDeleteAnger! Rage! contents such as these are what make up this burning tyger(tiger)'s heart. in which the seven deadly sins(greed, glutton, lust, sloth, wrath, envy and pride)come in mind .
the auther-william blake-was very creative in the immediate change from gentle and sweet lamb to a viscous power thirsty tyger.(if you ask me this "change" reminds me of lucefer.