Goal for the Day

• Commune with Walt Whitman across space and time.  Talk to him about America?

      Who was Walt Whitman?

      My experience and that of other poets:  What is it about Whitman that makes us feel his ghostly presence so strongly?

      Some examples:  Ginsberg and Alexie

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      Find 3-5 quotes that speak to you and/or seem to reflect something about Whitman’s philosophy or his ideology or his America.  Respond to Walt.  T-chart or free form on sketch paper with doodles as responses. 

Walt’s Words	Your Response

GROUP FUSION 

1.  Share the quotes you identified.

2.  Make a poster with your groups.

3.   Each of you will contribute one of your quoted passages.  Each person should write in a different color. 

4.  Make the poster beautiful in other ways you see fit.  (Grass?)

Closure:  Why the title Leaves of Grass?

Exit ticket:  Tell me about your experience with Whitman today.

TURN IN ALL PAPERWORK!!