- Write, in paragraph compositions, a response to the following:
- Do you agree with Robinson's ideas about education? Explain.
- How do you think schools should look and function in today's word. Be specific and elaborate on your ideas
- Personally reflect on "The Cove". You may want to write a poem, a song, a letter, a speech, etc…
- Your reflection will:
- Convey your thoughts and emotions
- Be delivered orally to the class
Wednesday, Feb 9
- Go here and complete the survey
- Watch the RSA Ken Robinson video
- Take collaborative notes and discuss, in real time, the following questions by going here
Monday, January 31
- Introductory projects - this project will serve to start you on your journey of exploration
Steps to the project:
1. Create lists (brainstorm) the following:
- Items found in your home
- Items found in your yard
- Items found in your neighbourhood
- Names of relatives - especially ones that link you to the past
- Sayings (e.g. "when I was your age…"
- Names of foods and dishes that recall family gatherings
- Names of places you keep your childhood memories
your items specific to your home)
3. Now that you are master experts of the using specific language universe - time to write some poetry.
4. Discussion of the "I Am" poems: what do we notice
3. Now that you are master experts of the using specific language universe - time to write some poetry.
4. Discussion of the "I Am" poems: what do we notice
- "I Am from" - hook (catches reader's attention, keeps rhythm, refocuses the poem, keeps the poem on task)
- Use specific language and keywords
- no specific rhyme scheme
5. Write your own "I Am" poem - use the lists you generated to create your own poem of who you
are.
are.
- You must create and use a "hook" (it can be "I Am" or something else)
- Your poem must include language specific to your personal life
- Use the lists you generated to populate your poem with specific language and keywords
- You do not have to follow a specific rhyme scheme, but you must include at least 2 rhymes
6. After you have wrote your poem, join a partner and take turns discussing you poems. Things to
discuss:
discuss:
- How could language be more specific?
- What keywords could be changed to be more specific?
- Does the hook work? Does it need to be improved on?
- Do rhymes work? Are they complex or simple?
- Suggestions for objects the poem could be written on?
- Note things done well
