Lesson 4.9 - Poetry

  • Lesson 4.9 - Poetry

    Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

    (1) Understand few of the subgenres of poetry

    (2)  Understand how a poem is written by a Canadian Poet

    (3) Create a poem using critical thinking and reflection skills 

    (4) Reflect and work on your Final Course Assignment

    (5) Read and share your Final Short Story


    • TODAY'S SCHEDULE Folder

      (8:00 pm - 9:30 pm)

      • Announcements: Sincerest Apologies, Exam Dates, Final Assignment Due Today, Short Story Presentations, End of Term + Exam Prep
      • Icebreaker: Tongue Twisters
      • PowerPoint: Poetry
      • Reading and Discussion: "Con Game" Indigenous Poetry
      • Lesson Activity: A Poem about a Place
      • (9:30 pm - 9:45 pm)
      • BREAK

      (9:45 pm - 11:15 pm)



    • Lesson Activity: A Poem About a Place Forum

      For today's in-class task, we will be creating a poem about a place. Here are the steps you need to get started:

      Step 1. Think of a place. This place can be any place at all. It can be a supermarket, a country, a landscape, a room etc. 

      Step 2. You will need to pick ONE of the following subgenres of poetry:

      • Tercet (Three lined poem, rhymes.)
      • Cinquain (Five lined poem, does not rhyme.)
      • Diamante (Seven lined poem, has the following format:

        Line 1 – Your topic (noun)

        Line 2 – Two adjectives about

        Line 3 – Three “ing” words about

        Line 4 – Four nouns or short phrase linking topic (or topics)

        Line 5 – Three “ing” words about

        Line 5 – Two adjectives about

        Line 7 – Your ending topic (noun).)

      • Haiku (Three lined poem, does not rhyme. The first line has 3 syllables, the second line has 5 syllables, the third line has 3 syllables.)

      • Free Verse (Does not follow a direct rhyming style or pattern, can be any number of line or stanzas.)

      • Acrostic (Any number of lines.  The first letter of each line, read down the page, spells the subject of the poem.)

      Step 3. Name the poem subgenre type in your forum post. 

      PLEASE REFER TO THE POWERPOINT FOR EXAMPLES.

      Have fun!

    • Read Aloud Presentations: Story Share Folder

      Your short story assignment has been divided into sections. The first section of the assignment was creating a Rough Draft of your story. 

      The second section was completing a Final Draft. 

      Section three is Oral Presentations. 

      You will be doing a Reading Reveal of your Short Story to the class. Be prepared to read aloud and share your screen on Zoom.