Mar. 30 - Apr. 2: Poetry

QUIZ - Poetry Open Book (43 marks) on Thurs. Apr. 2
DUE Thurs. Apr. 2 - Poetry blogs or poster 

Thurs. Apr. 2, 2015
- Open book poetry quiz (43 marks).
- Finish writing five form poems (4 line poems with ABAB rhyme) on themes about Canada (20 marks).
- Select one to submit for possible display (5 marks). Write this poem in bold lettering accompanied by a visual image of some kind. Write your name on the back. Some of these submissions will be selected for a hallway poster for National Poetry Month.

Wed. Apr. 1, 2015
- Write five form poems (4 line poems with ABAB rhyme) on themes about Canada (20 marks).
- Select one to submit for possible display (5 marks).
- When finished, review pages 117 - 251 of The Poet's Craft textbook in preparation for the open-book poetry test (Thurs. Apr. 2).

Mon. Mar. 30 - Tues. Mar. 31, 2015
- Lab 2 is booked on Monday and Lab 120 is booked on Tuesday for completion of the blogging assignments. Consult examples and instructions on previous posts.
***Email completed blog with your full name and block in subject line.
***Paste the link to your blog in the body of the email.
- When finished, review pages 117 - 251 of The Poet's Craft textbook in preparation for the open-book poetry test (Thurs. Apr. 2).

- If you've finished your assignments, try creating a visual poem like the sample below to add to your blog. Use the Visual Poetry website to design your poem.

Mar. 9 - 13: Short Stories / Poetry

Fri. Mar. 13 - Class 4 of 4 on Poetry Blogging or Poetry Poster Project
- Lab 2 is booked. You'll be working on a poetry project.
Select one of two options: the poetry poster project (See different examples and forms of poetry)  OR the poetry blog project.
- If you are blogging, sign into your blog at Blogger.com
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 4 activity.  See an assignment example below:
***Email completed blog with your full name and block in subject line.
***Paste the link to your blog in the body of the email.
- When finished, review pages 117 - 251 of The Poet's Craft textbook in preparation for the open-book poetry test (date to be announced).
- If you finish early, help the United Nations World Food Program feed the world by playing Free Rice.

Nature and Invention

Instructions for Drawing:
- Sign into Google Docs. Select Create New. Select Drawing.
- Click Insert. Select Text box (type or paste poem into text box)
- Add other artistic elements. When finished, click on File. Select Publish to the Web.
- Copy the Embed Code. Paste the code into your blog's Edit HTML view (at the bottom).
- Change the dimensions near the end of the code to w=450 h=400 so it will fit your blog.
- Click Publish Post on your blog. See the sample below:



Thurs. Mar. 12, 2015
- Lab 2 is booked for the rest of the week. You'll be working on a poetry project.
Select one of two options: the poetry poster project (See different examples and forms of poetry)  OR the poetry blog project.

- If completing the blog option, set up your blog at Blogger.com (sign in with your Google Docs username and password. Do not make a new account). You can customize your blog's privacy and comment moderation settings through your Blogger Dashboard "settings" and "comments" tabs.

- Sign into your blog at Blogger.com
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 3 activity.  See an assignment example below:
- If you finish early, help the United Nations World Food Program feed the world by playing Free Rice.

People and Places

Before Two Portraits of My Mother

I love the beautiful young girl of this

portrait, my mother, painted years ago

when her forehead was white, and there was no

shadow in the dazzling Venetian glass

of her gaze. But this other likeness shows

the deep trenches across her forehead’s white

marble. The rose poem of her youth that

her marriage sang is far behind. Here is

my sadness: I compare these portraits, one

of a joy-radiant brow, the other care-

heavy: sunrise—and the thick coming on

of night. And yet how strange my ways appear,

for when I look at these faded lips my heart

smiles, but at the smiling girl my tears start.

By

Émile Nelligan (1879-1941)

Born in Montreal

Wed. Mar. 11 - Poetry
The lab is booked to continue work on poetry poster or blogging assignments.
Sign into your blog at Blogger.com
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 2 activity. See an assignment example below:

                                         War and Hope                                             

I Hate That Drum's Discordant Sound

by John Scott

Outwitted

by Edward Markam

Although John Scott's poem "I Hate That Drum's Discordant Sound" certainly contains a relevant message about the turmoil and devastation that is brought about by war, Edward Markham's poem "Outwitted" has greater relevance to the lives of most people in the world today. "Outwitted" is a short poem with a simple message. The poem's theme of love thy neighbour has relevance to many kinds of relationships such as families, friendships and the workplace. Sometimes family members do not get along, and it can take months or years for them to resolve issues that have caused a falling out. Similarly, friendships may be disrupted and later be repaired as a result of one or both parties' efforts to re-connect. Finally, workplace relationships can be restored through the efforts of a caring mediator. Even though "Outwitted" is a very brief poem, its universal theme has widespread relevance for many people around the world.

Tues. Mar. 10 - Poetry
- Lab 2 is booked for the rest of the week. You'll be working on a poetry project.
Select one of two options: the poetry poster project (See different examples and forms of poetry)  OR the poetry blog project.

- If completing the blog option, set up your blog at Blogger.com (sign in with your Google Docs username and password. Do not make a new account). You can customize your blog's privacy and comment moderation settings through your Blogger Dashboard "settings" and "comments" tabs.
- Work on poetry assignment #2 - Class 1 activity. See an assignment example below:

Love and Loneliness

LOVE

LONELINESS

Love and Loneliness

(a poem with borrowed lines)

Love and loneliness are two sides of that coin called emotion

(Of course there are others such as jealousy and devotion)

Love is a sailboat on calm blue seas

With sunny skies and a warm soft breeze.

I love thee with a love I seem to lose. *

Could it really be the end of this cruise?

Now loneliness is a submarine that hardly surfaces for air

It is a child, homeless man or woman with an outcast stare.

My false friends leave me here to die alone **

Where is that coin? All I have is a stone.

In life we spin the coin:

Love - we win; 

Loneliness - we lose.

*   Line borrowed from "Sonnet 43: How Do I Love Thee" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

** Line borrowed from "Wabanaki Song" translated by Charles G. Leland

 

Mon. Mar. 9, 2015 - Short Story Unit Quiz

- Short Story Unit Quiz (33 marks) *** hand-written notes must be given to Mrs. H. before the quiz starts if you want to use them for the paragraph section.
- Start work on the Louis Riel historical poetry assignment. Answers must be in complete sentences.
On February 17th, 2009 the Canadian Press reported that Louis Riel's final poems had been made public for the first time. Read the story to learn more. Complete the questions (also under the Assignments and Handouts heading in the right margin).