| Welcome to the second writing workshop of the semester! To get started, you should post your 30+ line original ode. You should use the odes discussed in class as a model for your own writing. In addition, your ode should be written in free verse, contain imagery and figurative language, and be titled “Ode to (fill in your subject matter).” To guide your participation in our second writing workshop of the semester, I have included a Peer Review Worksheet Preview the documentfor the ode. Thorough and detailed completion of the attached worksheet for at least two of your classmates will help you earn a good grade for the second Writing Workshop of the semester. Please be sure to address your posts to the intended recipients. I look forward to reading your feedback. Read “Ode to Pork” by Kevin Young, “Ode to a Large Tuna at the Market” by Pablo Neruda, “Ode to the Artichoke” by Pablo Neruda, “Ode to a Drone” by Amit Majmudar, “Ode to My Hands” by Tim Seibles, “Ode to the Tampon” by Sharon Olds, “Ode to Teachers” by Pat Mora, and “In Praise of Okra” (Links to an external site.) by January Gill O’Neil. 3. Submit rough draft of original ode 4. Contribute to the Week 5 Discussion Board *5. Optional: “Contemporary Odes to the Mundane” by Stacey Balkun |
