Poems

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Literature refers to written works, such as novels, short stories, biographies, memories, essays, and poetry.

goals

At the end of this lesson you will know what poems are and you can indicate what parts of poetry you like.

What is a simple definition of Poetry?

Poetry is painting pictures and creating sounds with words.

Poetry, literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.

useful words

stanza = a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

sonnet = a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

poem = a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest

Lesson aims

At the end of this lesson:
- You can talk about and link the message of a poem to the world today.
- You can write an informal letter with your opinion/ideas

Welcome

(5 min) Introduce the topic of today's lesson and the lesson aims

TALK TIME

In groups of 4 discuss these questions:

• Have you ever been treated unfairly? What happened? how did it make you feel?
• Are you always fair to other people?
• has there ever been a situation where you have treated someone unfairly?

(10 min)

The learners will be seated in groups of 4. each learner will answer the questions and share their answers within their group. 

The learners are stimulated to ask further questions besides the ones on the board. (like who, why, when etc)

The teacher will walk around to make the student's learning visible.

(5 min)

(Think) 

The learners will think for themselves and answer the question individually.

(Pair)

Afterwards, the learners will pair up and discuss their thoughts. (teacher walks around)

(share)

The learners will present their point of view (and what they discussed) to the whole class. The teacher will guide this process.

(1 min)

Before listening: The teacher will ask the class:

- "do you already know Maya Angelou or the poem?"

- What do you think the poem is about if you only look at the title?

Read the poem!

Think of the following:

• What is the poem about?
• How does it make you feel?

(15 min)

The learners will read the poem individually, while thinking of the questions on the board. 

They will be given a glossary list for any difficult words that they may come across. The teacher will explain any other words that are difficult while discussing the poem.

What do YOU think the poem is about?

the learners will answer this question after reading the poem. this will indicate if they understand the idea/theme behind the poem.

How does the poem make YOU feel? You may upload a picture as well

the learners will answer this question after reading the poem. this will indicate if they can sense the tone of the poem. (do they feel sad/ gloomy/  etc. they are allowed to send in a picture of the way they feel as well.

The teacher will ask a few learners why they felt a certain way.

George Floyd

the teacher will show the learners how to do the following task ("modelling"). 
The teacher will read the stanza and explain why george floyd could be linked to it. 

The teacher will do so by giving some information about George Floyd, in case the learners don't know him.

George Floyd

the teacher will show the learners how to do the following task ("modelling"). 
The teacher will read the stanza and explain why george floyd could be linked to it. 

The teacher will do so by giving some information about George Floyd, in case the learners don't know him.

Let's do this in your groups!

In groups of 4:
- Read the stanza (=couplet) that you are given by the teacher

- Who do you think of when reading this part of the poem?

- brainstorm together who you think of and why.

- be prepared to share with the whole class.

It can be anyone... someone famous, a family member, a friend etc.

(10 min)

The stanza's within the poem will be divided throughout the groups of learners. The learners will have to link their given stanza to a specific situation or person that come up in their mind when reading that particular part.

They have already been provided an example on how to do it by the teacher.

(3 min)

www.google.com

What is this?

1. Graffiti
2. Art
3. Story
4. Poem

“SAY SOMETHING,” WRITTEN BY IAN AXEL & CHAD KING 

Say something, I’m giving up on you

I’m sorry that I couldn’t get to you

Anywhere, I would’ve followed you

Say something, I’m giving up on you

And I will swallow my pride

You’re the one that I love

And I’m saying goodbye

I think we all have faced the moment described above. These lines express the sorrow and humility we feel when we decide to leave someone we love. In this piano ballad, the poetic “I” implores for a statement from his lover to make the lyrical voice stay.

Poetry is everywhere and really in every song. Allow yourself to dig deep into the lyrics of the next song you listen to.

What does this make you think of?

What is the main theme of this poem?

1. beauty
2. time
3. truth
4. future

Who is the writer of this sonnet?

1. Haddon
2. Mills
3. Shakespeare
4. Adele

What do you think of when you hear the song?

Evaluation

This was the last lesson on litature.

To conclude this lesson series, please complete a short questionaire which will be sent to your email.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VR-bbU_9ZagklScNkYL_x58HPMa3POV9cSENpb6dlAg/edit

Your go

Look for a piece of poetry that you like.

you may use internet, books 

place the poetry in teams and say why you like this, who is the writer, what is the theme of the piece.

ready:

you may continue to read the book: The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.

Poetry

Poetry is painting pictures and creating sounds with words.

Poetry, is a form of literature that calls a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.

What you like is personal.

poetry vs poem

1. Poetry is the use of words and language to evoke a writer’s feelings and thoughts, while a poem is the arrangement of these words.

2. Poetry is the process of creating a literary piece using metaphor, symbols and ambiguity, while a poem is the end result of this process.

Discussion topic

• Is the message of the poem still relevant today?

You may think of the following:

self-esteem, mental health, vacination, discrimination of gender/appereances/faith etc...

(15 min)

Class discussion on the given question. why is it still relevant or not. the learners are stimulated to give examples and talk to eachother about certain topics, while the teacher monitors and guides the whole process.

The teacher may also ask further questions to stimulate the learners' critical thinking

Task: Writing

Imagine Maya Angelou was alive. Write an informal letter to her:

- Give your opinion on the poem "Still I Rise". 

- Tell Maya Angelou how racism/oppression is seen today. (e.g. black lives matter, own experiences etc).
- Ask her a question that you still have.

Done? 
Hand it in on Microsoft Teams under "Opdrachten".

(15 min)

The learners will do the writing task while the teacher monitors.

3 things I learned today...
2 Things I found interesting...
1 Question I still have...

(10 min)