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Intro to Poetry: Poetcast
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008. This week we're going to be creating a CD of our works. Each of you will have the opportunity to record one of your original works in Garage Band. Here is the assignment sheet. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A poem can be universal.it can be two lines and a simple statement, but it can have so much more meaning.". On William Carlos Williams "The Red Wheelbarrow"). On William Carlos Williams "The Red Wheelbarrow"). On Leanne O'Sullivan's "The Cord"). View my complete profile.
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Intro to Poetry: Def Poetry Jam
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Sunday, November 9, 2008. Here are pictures from last Wednesday's Def Poetry Jam. Congratulations to Katie, Josh, Wes, Keshia and Josh for sharing their work. And major congrats to Josh for his tireless organizational work. Excellent job. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A poem can be universal.it can be two lines and a simple statement, but it can have so much more meaning.". On William Carlos Williams "The Red Wheelbarrow"). On William Carlos Williams "The Red Wheelbarrow"). View my complete profile.
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Intro to Poetry: Your final project
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Sunday, January 11, 2009. Final Project: Creative Writing Poetry. How quickly time flies. It seems like just four months ago that I was introducing myself to you (oh wait, it was). Now it's time to wrap up this semester with a cumulative project that will help assess your growth as a poet. Some of these options resemble other projects we've done, while others are completely different but well within your ability level. Click here to read about the final project options. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Intro to Poetry: A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words (or...at least 75)
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008. A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words (or.at least 75). Today I want you to find an image that depicts a social issue you are interesting in exploring. Go to Google and search for terms related to the issue (war, poverty, gang violence (although I think that one is blocked), etc.). Change the image search to "large.". Then, page through the images and look for a picture that is stark, touching, powerful, etc. Click on the image. Click on "see full size image". It's what Hemingwa...
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Intro to Poetry: January 2009
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Sunday, January 11, 2009. Final Project: Creative Writing Poetry. How quickly time flies. It seems like just four months ago that I was introducing myself to you (oh wait, it was). Now it's time to wrap up this semester with a cumulative project that will help assess your growth as a poet. Some of these options resemble other projects we've done, while others are completely different but well within your ability level. Click here to read about the final project options. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Intro to Poetry: October 2008
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Thursday, October 30, 2008. Sites for Sounds and Music. As you explore today, check out the following sites for sound to use in your Poetcast (creative audio recording):. A HUGE database of royalty free instrumental tracks in all genres. Freesounds - A great database of free sound effects. Our username and password is written on the white board. Also feel free to check through some of these libraries. Avoid the ones you have to pay for. Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Monday, October 27, 2008. I've created a ...
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Intro to Poetry: September 2008
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Poetry Assignment #1: Free Verse/20 Action. Well, I guess we should get down to writing poetry. On Tuesday I shared an example of 20 actions that might have a poem hiding in them. Today, I handed out this assignment sheet. For the first major assignment. I also shared the initial draft of a I wrote for the assignment. Labels: Poetry Assignment #1. Tuesday, September 23, 2008. I'll be in a meeting this morning. I've left our poetry anthology and an assignment for you. If you...
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Intro to Poetry: December 2008
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Friday, December 5, 2008. If you finish up with your latest piece of writing, and are looking for a challenge today, I'd like you to take a shot at writing a very piece of poetry:. Today you'll be having a go at a fairly new genre: the SMS text poem. The gist is, you have 140 characters (including letters, punctuation, spaces) to compose a poem about anything. This site has some examples. Check out this British newspaper that held a text message poetry competition last year. Along a high hedged meander.
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Intro to Poetry: Sites for Sounds & Music
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Thursday, October 30, 2008. Sites for Sounds and Music. As you explore today, check out the following sites for sound to use in your Poetcast (creative audio recording):. A HUGE database of royalty free instrumental tracks in all genres. Freesounds - A great database of free sound effects. Our username and password is written on the white board. Also feel free to check through some of these libraries. Avoid the ones you have to pay for. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sites for Sounds and Music.
