Good Morning 9th Graders!

As you can see I'm not here today. Please complete the following tasks for credit today.

AGENDA

Period 3

1. Homework check! (Since I am not here, please make sure your homework is in your notebooks. I will grade all of the questions together.)
2. Please get back into your discussion groups and answer the rest of the questions in the back of the novel. The answers should be written in your journals!
   

Period 4

FEAR POEMS

Introduction: Fear is a part of life. It is part of the range of feelings that humans experience on a daily basis. In our culture, fear has come to be experienced as negative. However, the truth is that fear is a perfectly normal feeling to experience and we would all feel a lot better if we simply allowed ourselves to feel it fully. If we do not we will have somatic symptoms of fear that are much more painful than simply allowing the feeling to be felt.

Top Ten Fears

1. Snakes

2. Speaking in public

3. Heights

4. Being closed in a small space

5. Spiders and insects

6. Needles and getting shots

7. Mice

8. Flying on a plane

9. Crowds

10. Thunder and lightning

Task

• Make a list of your top fears (at least 10!)
• Read some of the fear poems here: http://www.poemhunter.com/poems/fear/ 
• Check out www.phobialist.com for ideas
• Feel free to do a google search on fear poems as well.
• Try to write your own poem about one of your top fears. Try to make this a 1-2 page poem. Challenge yourself to develop your ideas.
• If you finish early enough, peer edit and polish your poems. We will discuss peer editing poetry on Monday!

Source: Fear Poems - Poems about Fears http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/life/fear-poems.asp#ixzz2A8tDJGWK

www.FamilyFriendPoems.com

HOMEWORK

1. Do you owe any work? Get caught up!
2. Please bring Love That Dog and your discussion notes with you to class on Thursday.
3. Write a new poem to workshop in class. Don't know where to start? Choose another word for inspiration like we did on Friday.

If you have questions, e-mail me or come see me tomorrow! Have a great weekend!