CBC Books Dr. Suesstivas Challenge
See the tweets here: https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23canadawrites&src=hash
See the rules here: http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/2012/12/the-seusstivus-holiday-twitter-challenge-is-now-open.html
Find a Poem at Poetry in Voice
http://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Rock? Island? Ice?
1) Discuss: "I am a Rock"
- Who is the speaker? What is he like? What does he believe? What is he scared of? Who is he speaking to?
- Where is he? How do you know?
- What is the tone of the lyric? Where do you get this from
Theme? Big Idea? Is he right?
Meditation xvii --- Simon was talking to Donne. The island!
2) Terms Review - slideshow.
3) Connotation vs. Denotation - "Fire and Ice" p.121
Monday, December 10, 2012
Poetry Beginnings
I'm so sad that I cannot be at school today. I'm sick getting sicker at the moment.
Anyway, I'm a complete geek when it comes to poetry. I love the stuff. I've been writing it since I was a little kid. I still write poetry. Some of it's pretty good. Most of it is mindbarf. It feels good to get it out but I'd never make anyone look at it. So, today while I am away I am going to give you a number of tasks to complete and send the results to me. I will be waiting at home for the results! (Told you I am a geek!)
Task #1 - In a group of 1-4 people, draw a mindmap/brainstorm in answer to this question:
What is Poetry?
You can google stuff, draw stuff, list stuff, quote stuff - then put your answers down on paper, or on the chalkboard, take out your smart phones (or borrow an ipod from the back) and take a photo of it and email it to tara.colborne@sd71.bc.ca. Seriously. And, your "answer" should be detailed. Today. Get this done.
Task #2 - Watch these videos and based on what you see decide what your teacher thinks poetry is. Be prepared to discuss this tomorrow.
Task #3 - Finish up your Freedom Writer's Poem write it up or type it up on a separate piece of paper. Don't worry about right or wrong. Worry about heart and truth and beauty and language.
Anyway, I'm a complete geek when it comes to poetry. I love the stuff. I've been writing it since I was a little kid. I still write poetry. Some of it's pretty good. Most of it is mindbarf. It feels good to get it out but I'd never make anyone look at it. So, today while I am away I am going to give you a number of tasks to complete and send the results to me. I will be waiting at home for the results! (Told you I am a geek!)
Task #1 - In a group of 1-4 people, draw a mindmap/brainstorm in answer to this question:
What is Poetry?
You can google stuff, draw stuff, list stuff, quote stuff - then put your answers down on paper, or on the chalkboard, take out your smart phones (or borrow an ipod from the back) and take a photo of it and email it to tara.colborne@sd71.bc.ca. Seriously. And, your "answer" should be detailed. Today. Get this done.
Task #2 - Watch these videos and based on what you see decide what your teacher thinks poetry is. Be prepared to discuss this tomorrow.
Task #3 - Finish up your Freedom Writer's Poem write it up or type it up on a separate piece of paper. Don't worry about right or wrong. Worry about heart and truth and beauty and language.
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