V4 - Introduction Poetry reader

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Introduction Poetry Reader

Today's Lesson

Introduction to the poetry project

Learning goals

What do you need to do?

Getting to know the glossary

What do you think of when you hear the word: Poetry?

What is The Great War?

Poetry Project

Learning goals:

Learn about literature: language functioning in war rhetoric, study poems, watch a movie and study literary terms, create your own poems and discuss them in groups. 

What do you need to do?

• Go through the entire reader and do the tasks (I will tell you  what to do and when)
• Read the War poems and analyse them using the glossary
• Decide which poem is your favourite and why
• Watch a film and write an opinion piece of 300 words
• Write a poem using your new acquired knowledge
• Oral test in groups of 3 about all of the above

Getting to know the glossary

In order to complete certain tasks you need to know literary terms and their functions

On pages 7-12 in the reader you will find a detailed glossary

Time to get to know this glossary a bit better

When you see the term look it up in the glossary and then find an example online and submit it in the slide

Find an example of an hyperbole

Find an example of an oxymoron

Find an example of alliteration

Find an example of a cliché

Find an example of personification

Assignment page 13
Match each term with its definition

Finished!

You have finished today's lesson.

You know what is expected of you for the Poetry Project

You have made a start in getting to know aspects of poetry

Well done!