DUE Thurs. Apr. 21: Poetry Blog Assignment (45 marks)
Fri. Apr. 15, 2016
- Shakespearean sonnets: Today we'll review the characteristics of a sonnet.
- Review the sonnet lesson.
- Start writing your own 14 line sonnet.
- Read Ozymandias and view / listen to this sonnet read by Bryan Cranston in the context of Breaking Bad. This poem was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, and it was inspired by an ancient Egyptian statue of Ramses II. Shelley wrote the poem for a sonnet competition he was having with friends.
- View the video of David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, singing Shakespeare's Sonnet 18
Tues. Apr. 12 - Thurs. Apr. 14, 2016
- Complete all four poetry blogging assignments
-When your blogging tasks are finished, send your blog for marking by going to the top of your published blog page. Click "More". Select "Share By Email."
--- In the email box, type en8a@yahoo.ca
---In the message box, type your full name.
---Hand in your blog assignment marking sheet with your name on it.
Finish any incomplete essays, short stories and short story quizzes by Friday.
Mon. Apr. 11, 2016
- Finish the "Found Poems" and the "Privacy Poem" assignments.
- Start the "Video Poem" assignment.
- Find a short video from Wikimedia Commons to upload to DotSub.com.
- Caption a poem(s) over at least 30 seconds of video to complement the visual imagery. Include at least four identified literary techniques.
- Embed the video poem on your blog.
See an example. This poem has alliteration (Bear Brothers); metaphor (snowy mat); personification (They speak in bear); repetition (Be patient / Be prepared / Be ferocious):
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