Thurs Mar. 14 and Fri. Mar. 15 - Class 4 of 4 on Poetry 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 on Thursday, Mar. 28.
- 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:
Wed. Mar. 13 - Class 3 of 4 on Poetry Blogging
- 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
Tues. Mar. 12 - Class 2 of 4 on Poetry Blogging
- Sign into your blog at
Blogger.com
- Work on
poetry assignment #2 - Class 2 activity.
See an assignment example below:
War and Hope
by John Scott
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 inclusion 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.
Mon. Mar. 11 - Short Story Unit Quiz / Poetry Blogging
- Short Story Unit Quiz (33 marks) ***
hand-written notes must be given to Mrs. H. before your class starts if you want to use them for the paragraph section.
- The lab is booked.
- Class 1 of 4 on Poetry Blogging
- In the computer lab, 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
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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
