MurrayHighSchool

APEnglish
C.WellenandM.Merritt

Journal#1:WhoIAmPoetryCollection

PartFour:
GatheringtheBonesTogetherbyGregOrr,aSevenPart
Poem
Directions:

1.
Readthepoembelow,GatheringtheBonesTogether,onetime,
carefully,outloud.
2.
Thinkaboutthepoeminseveralways:(ThinkPEACH)

a.Whatmeaningsdidyougetfromeachofthesections?

b.Whatwordsorphrasesstoodoutforyoufromeachsection?

c.Whatemotionsdidyoufeelwhenreadingeachsection?

d.Whatdidyounoticeaboutthestructureofthepoem?

e.Formulateatheoryaboutwhythepoetputeachsectioninthe
orderhedid.

f.Writeatleasttwoquestionsyoustillhaveabouteachpoetry
section.
3.
Readthepoemasecondtimeandseeifyoucanansweranyof
yourownquestions.
4.
Discussthepoemwithateammate,ortheentireclass.
5.
Onceyouhaveagoodfeelforwhatishappeninginthispoem,itstime
tostrikeoutwithyourownsevenpartpoem.
6.
LookbackatthelistoftheperiodsofyourlifethatyoucreatedinPartII
ofthisassignment.

Choosetheperiodofyourlifethatseemsthemostinspiringtoyou,
onethatyoureallywouldliketoexplore,oneyoufeelyou
needtounderstandmoredeeply.

7.
Writeacoupleofpagesofproseaboutthisexperience.
8.
Thinkabouthowyoucoulddividethisexperienceupintosevenparts.
9.
Writeashortpoemaboutoneoftheparts.
10.
Whenyoulikewhatyouvewritten,dothesamefortheothersixparts.
11.
Giveatitletoeachofthesevenparts.
12.
WriteeachsectionofyourpoemonanindexcardyougetfromMs.
Wellen.
13.
Meetwithapartnerandexchangeindexcards.
14.
Arrangeyourpartnersindexcardsinsuchawaythattheyintriguethe
reader,inyouropinion,addingtothemeaningofthepoem.

Ifyoucan,comeupwithtwowaystoorganizeitandexplainthe

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differencebetweenthetwoways.
Onceyouveexaminedthesuggestionsofyourpartner,makea
decisionaboutyourpoemandorganizeitintoafinalformat.
Giveitatitle.
PutitwiththerestofyourGoogleDocpoetryandinviteMs.Wellen.
Presentyourpoembyreadingitandleadingadiscussionofthe
meaningsofit.

17.
IncludeitinyourfinalJournal#1:WhoIAmPoetryCollection.
**Ifyouloveit,enteryourpoemintoacompetition.SeeMs.Wellenforsuggestions.