Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The Line & Writing Poetry From a Theme

After our quiz, please work on the worksheet notes for Mary Oliver's article The LINE. By the end of 1st period, you should complete your notes and turn in your worksheet. Please keep your article safe. We will be using it next class. Please bring it with you.

During period 8 (or when you are done with your worksheet), please complete the following exercise:

Read some poems today.
1. Go to this website: Poet Seers.
2. Examine the groups of poems, divided by common theme to the right of this webpage. Choose themes you are interested in. Read some of these poems.
3. Consider the ones you like and the one's you don't like.
4. In your journal write down some of your reactions both positive and if applicable negative. Compare your style of poetry writing with those who have been published and are "famous."
5. Finally, if you have completed steps 1-4, use what you've read to inspire your own poem on a similar theme or in a similar style to those poems you liked. Save any draft as DRAFT ONE.
HOMEWORK: None. Bring your article "The Line" to class next class. 

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This course stresses understanding the characteristics & techniques in the literary genres of fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing. This course will continue to build on students’ reading and writing skills begun in previous creative writing classes. Readings and discussions of works by major writers in the field will be examined as inspiration and models of fine writing. This educational blog is designed for the use of the students at the School of the Arts in Rochester, NY.