SIFTing Poems

Goal: Further practice SIFTing poems. 

Agenda: 
Read
SIFTing a poem with your group.

Due Date: 

• Last week we had writing groups for your comparative analysis papers. 
• I told you the final draft would be due this week. 
• You should have your's finished and ready for grading by Thursday 3/23. 

SIFTing a poem:

• Today you will be getting more practice SIFTing poems with a small group. 
• Use this document to organize your thinking about the poem. (Don't share this with me.)
• Complete the organizer ALL the way through writing the paragraph at the bottom.
• PASTE that paragraph into your English Journal
• Tomorrow you will present this poem to a different group. Be prepared to explain your analysis. 

Poems for Groups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6

Absent? Choose a poem to SIFT on your own. Be sure to paste that paragraph about the poem into your English Journal when you are done.