Jot down some ideas swirling around in your mind about how you could use blogs in the English classroom. There are no rights or wrongs.
Assessing Poetry Exam Essays
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After reading the two essays, make a list of observations. What was done well? What wasn’t? Make sure you structure it according to the following formatting. For example:
Poem 1 – “The Jaguar”
Things done well
- thesis is clear and frequently referred to
- language is sophisticated
Things not done well
- needs more cohesive ties
- spelling is a problem
Lastly, what grade would you give each of them?
“Life-Cycle”
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Paying close attention to your structure (TEEL), write an analytical paragraph about “Life-Cycle”. Be as insightful as you can. Also, make sure you link to your thesis!!
Thesis: Throughout their poetry, poets arouse their readers’ interest in aspects of life, including personal experiences and public issues, incorporating both connotations and denotations to do so.
What’s the deal with poetic devices? Why use them?
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Okay… so we spend h0urs discussing poetic devices and what they are doing in a line of poetry. What the heck for?
Do the following:
- define the poetic device given to you
- explain why poets use them. THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT!!!!
“Life-Cycle”
What does the poem, “Life-Cycle” mean to you?
“The Dispossessed”
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What criticisms of western society does Ooodgeroo make in “The Dispossessed”? Write a response, quoting from the poem to do so.
Introduction to “We Are Going”
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Write an introduction to go with the body paragraphs on “We Are Going” that you wrote the other day.
Introduce “We Are Going” to your Listeners
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How would you introduce this poem to your listeners if you were a radio broadcaster? Be insightful and creative, convering the mood and the subject of the poem. At least 50-60 words please.
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
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I wandered lonely as a cloud
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
William Wordsworth
Explain what this poem is about – in 100 words or less. This is about developing your skill at working out the subject of a poem.
Sibilance
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Add your shining examples of sibilance here.
She stares at the stifling sand,
Shimmering sharply in the sun
Blistering, sparkling, brazenly stabbing
The senses of the girl’s desires
For fun.
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Food For Thought! 
