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First, a cool quote for you all...

This week was an awesome introduction to poetry and what's to come around the bend in our class!

We learned about Simile, Metaphor, Personification and the philosophy of "First thought, Best Thought." We even got to practice a little bit of the writing process (going back and changing things after we write them.)

I'm extremely proud and very humbled by the quality of writers we have in our class. You're doing wonderfully. How cool!

Next week we will be meeting an old friend of mine, understanding Hyperbole, listening to another awesome poem or two! So exciting!

In the meantime, here's a sweet slam poetry performance from a poet who is out on tour right now.

EXTRA CREDIT ALERT!!

Poetry comes in all forms. What makes something "Poetic?" in your eyes? What does a peice of writing need to do in order to be considered Poetry?

Tell me what you think in the comments below!

Here's our Playlist for Week 4:
Foo Fighters - All my Life
Kate Nash - Mouthwash
Arcade Fire - My Body is a Cage
Snow Patrol - Hands Open
Metric - Help I'm Alive
Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter
Brandon Flowers - Crossfire
Tonight Only - Where the Party At
R.I.O. - Shine On
Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life
Ben Harper - With My Own Two Hands
Aloe Blacc - Loving You is Killing Me
Interpol - Hands Away

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Here's to a great first week!

8/24/2013

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I can tell this is going to be an awesome year already...

We certainly hit the ground running, didn't we?

What did we learn?

We learned a lot about baggage that people carry, what true friends are, the ethics of lying, being patient when things are moving slow and how we're all geniuses!

Next week we'll begin our creative writing process and I can tell you, it's going to be sweet!

The first few weeks are always fun, because just like everyone has their own level of genius and their own kinds of smart, we all have our own style of poetry.

Think of it like a huge orchestra. We have different types of writers, just like we have different types of musicians.

Each person has their own way they sound and their own style of making music, but when we all get together as a group, we're making symphonies.

I'm excited to hear your symphony next week! And see what instruments you like to play. In the meantime, have a great weekend and I'll see you on Monday!

-Mike

Here's our Playlist for the Week:

Cream - Sunshine of your Love
Skip the Charades - Cold War Kids
Underneath the Sycamore - Death Cab for Cutie
The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
Japan - Plastician
Paranoid Android - Weezer
Ghosts N Stuff - Deadmau5
1901 - Phoenix
We are all made of Stars - Moby
Who are you - The Who

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What a NEAT week we had!!

First, a cool quote for you all...

We learned about Simile, Metaphor, Personification and the philosophy of "First thought, Best Thought." We even got to practice a little bit of the writing process (going back and changing things after we write them.)

Here's to a great first week!

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