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Humans of AISJ

CELEBRATION OF LEARNING VOLUNTEERS

I NEED A COUPLE OF VOLUNTEERS FROM EACH CLASS TO HELP ME WITH A "CELEBRATION" OF LEARNING SPOKEN WORD POEM

THE POEM WILL BE PRESENTED ON JUNE 8 AT OUR "COL" ASSEMBLY

TALK TO ME!  THANKS  FOR YOUR HELP!!!

Harvard U - Spoken Word "Speech"

TELLING LIES GROUP POEM AND APOLOGY POEM

Telling Lies

Telling Lies Poetry

A different way of looking

One of the pleasures of writing poems is that you can tell lies without getting into trouble! It’s just using your imagination.

• Each member of your group will write three lies about the something other than the sea (the sky, the moon the stars, the sun, the clouds etc. can also work well)

• Be wild and imaginative with your lies avoiding the obvious or the dull (the moon is made of cheese).

A few examples of what they could write are:

The sea is made of blue ink and green paint

The sea hates it when it’s drawn as a wavy line.

The sea is cold because it hasn’t got a coat on

The sea going up and down is a sign it’s still breathing

The sea feeds on rubbish but even he can’t manage it all

If you smack the sea it will splash you back

The sea has a small cousin who is a pond

The sea will wave to you when you turn to leave

As you can see, what starts off as a lie becomes a mix of word play, sometimes truth, and off-the-wall creativity. It gives a chance to use imagination without forcing it and with a sense of fun.

Your group will perform/read the poem aloud - reading each member’s own line.

EMMETT

NO EXPLANATION NEEDED

"EMMETT" BY THE PHILADELPHIA BRAVE NEW VOICES TEAM




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Personification and Family Metaphor Poems

H AND F BLOCKS 

TURN IN YOUR "WORD" POEMS TO ME RIGHT NOW! HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE ANNOTATED YOUR OWN WORK.

FRIDAY JUNE 3 YOU WILL HAVE A POETRY ANNOTATIONS SUMMATIVE AND YOU WILL TURN IN ALL THE POEMS YOU HAVE WRITTEN IN CLASS

C AND D BLOCKS 

TURN IN YOUR "WORD POEMS TO ME ON WEDNESDAY 5/25

THURSDSAY JUNE 2 YOU WILL HAVE A POETRY ANNOTATIONS SUMMATIVE AND YOU WILL TURN IN ALL OF THE POEMS YOU HAVE WRITTEN IN CLASS 

                 

But first, a poem:

Abstract vs. Concrete

Today we will finish our poetry packet with Abstract vs Concrete

Then

You will work on 1) personification poem or 2) family metaphor poem.