Unit: Creative Writing ("How do our decisions affect ourselves and others?") - Poetry
Over the next three classes, students will be presented with eight types of portrait poems and be asked to write drafts for three of their choice,* eventually taking one through completion to a published state. These poems should touch or reflect upon the focus question of the unit, which is "How do our decisions affect ourselves and others?" So far, we've focussed on topics such as stereotyping, hope, bullying, gossip and slander (facebook), "good" vs. "bad," fear, and having a voice.
Suggestion in writing your poems: think of the material that we read and view in class and look for inspiration in particularly powerful or emotionally stirring images or scenes.
See BC Performance Standards for Writing p. 395 for a rubric we will use for assessment.
Today's focus: Portrait Poem #1 and #2.
Inspiration:
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem.
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