Here are the guidelines for today's creative exercise:
Go to the following website:http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180
Read poems #1-7. If you have looked at these poems before, please find poems that you haven't read.
Choose interesting or “powerful” words—words that draw YOUR attention; the best 3 single words in the poem. Avoid phrases.
Once you have a list with 21 words, use your word bank to create a poem of your own.
• You DO NOT have to use all 21 words in your poem.
• Your poem should make sense. Try to avoid sentence fragments. (Consider your character, setting, theme, conflict, etc. to help write a story...yes, even poetry has a story.)
• You may include as many OTHER words as you’d like.
Please hand in all of your work by the end of class.
Read poems #1-7. If you have looked at these poems before, please find poems that you haven't read.
As you read, choose 3 words from EACH poem and make a list. (The best way to do this is either in your journal – where you will get credit; or you may keep a word document open and minimized on the bottom of your screen to collect the words.)
Choose interesting or “powerful” words—words that draw YOUR attention; the best 3 single words in the poem. Avoid phrases.
Once you have a list with 21 words, use your word bank to create a poem of your own.
• You DO NOT have to use all 21 words in your poem.
• Your poem should make sense. Try to avoid sentence fragments. (Consider your character, setting, theme, conflict, etc. to help write a story...yes, even poetry has a story.)
• You may include as many OTHER words as you’d like.
When you are done with this exercise, continue to work on work shopping with your groups.
Homework
Introduction
In this class you will learn many poetic terms and write a great deal of your own poetry. However, there is still something to be learned by looking at the works of the "masters" of poetry. What techniques and skills do they use? What makes their particular styles unique? How do they accomplish the difficult task of writing moving and meaningful poetry using the same tools that you have been using?
Task
Select a poet of your choice. After reading and researching some of the poems by that poet, write a 1-2 page response examining what makes the works of that poet unique. You are also welcome to provide interesting biographical information, but please avoid copying and pasting from online sources. This should be an authentic learning experience.
Process:
1.Select a poet of your choice.
2. Select 2-3 poems that are representative of your poet.
3. Write a short bio of the poet and response to their work (see task.)
4. Write your own poem using something you learned about your poet. (Please develop your poems fully!)
In this class you will learn many poetic terms and write a great deal of your own poetry. However, there is still something to be learned by looking at the works of the "masters" of poetry. What techniques and skills do they use? What makes their particular styles unique? How do they accomplish the difficult task of writing moving and meaningful poetry using the same tools that you have been using?
Task
Select a poet of your choice. After reading and researching some of the poems by that poet, write a 1-2 page response examining what makes the works of that poet unique. You are also welcome to provide interesting biographical information, but please avoid copying and pasting from online sources. This should be an authentic learning experience.
Process:
1.Select a poet of your choice.
2. Select 2-3 poems that are representative of your poet.
3. Write a short bio of the poet and response to their work (see task.)
4. Write your own poem using something you learned about your poet. (Please develop your poems fully!)
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