Poetry Series

Learning Target(s):

  • Understand and evaluate how literary elements, techniques, and devices enhance and shape meaning and impact
  • Examine the significance of terms/words from First Peoples languages used in English texts
  • Discern nuances in the meanings of words, considering social, political, historical, and literary contexts
  • Demonstrate understanding of the role of story and oral traditions in expressing First Peoples perspectives, values, beliefs and points of view

 

Review the common themes and literary devices discussed in the lessons.

Be sure to review the common literary terms.

Write a series of thematically linked poems with the idea of turning one of them into a Spoken Word poem. Include at least three of the literary devices and one of the common themes per poem.

You will write a minimum of 3 poems that advocate for something that is important to you or highlight a social change that needs to be made.

Each poem, if read out loud, should take approximately 1-3 minutes. Depending on the density of your writing that may be 1-3 pages.

Edit your work for clarity, be precise, each word matters, as does each pause or line break. Choose your words very carefully; diction is a powerful way to control your tone.

Submit your poems and any associated images as one long document

This is where you will upload your assignment to your teacher for marking. 

You will upload the file containing your assignment.  

Name the file with your name and the title.  eg. Sally Brown Infographic Response

    • Click Add submission.

    • The Online Text box is used for brief comments or to paste your link to a shareable document. If you are using google docs, please select 'get shareable link' and then 'anyone with link can edit' and then 'copy link'. Use the chain icon in the online text box to create a hyperlink. Do not use the online text box to paste your whole assignment. 

    • Or, upload the file containing your assignment under File submission. 

    • Click Save changes.