Directions for Found Poem

Found Poetry Activity

Found poetry is a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as poetry by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, thus imparting new meaning.

You can create found poetry in many ways:

• You can make a list of powerful words and phrases from a passage or even another poem, and then rearrange them in a new way on a separate piece of paper.  You can add some of your own words to create meaning.
• You can use a pen or other writing utensil and block out other words from the text, leaving only the most powerful words and phrases showing.  You will have to think about how the reader’s eye will move down the page and take in the poem.
• You can circle the most powerful words and phrases, and then draw pictures or designs to block out the rest of the text and draw attention to the words you circled.
• You can actually cut up the text, and then rearrange and glue the most powerful words and phrases to a piece of art you create.

Check out these amazing examples of creativity:

https://www.google.com/search?q=found+poetry+pinterest&safe=strict&biw=1051&bih=495&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjUqNK8r-3JAhXCND4KHWPGDtwQ_AUIBigB

https://www.pinterest.com/venturingout/found-poetry/

http://starlygathered.com/found-poetry/

 

Directions for today:  Use the passage from Old School that you brought in today or use one of Frost’s poems.  Create a found poem – the method you use is up to you, but it should be something that is thoughtful, interesting, and provocative to both read and look at.  We will display them:)

You do not need to post anything here!

Your Poem Illustrated

Use this creative project as a tool to pay close attention to the particular word choices, images, patterns, sounds, and uses of figurative language in the poem you are doing for Poetry Out Loud.

Use Google Slides to create a power point for this project.  When you are done, copy the link in the comment box below.  Make sure your power point is open for others to view without special permission.  Be sure to include your name and the title of your poem.




How to make your illustrated poem:


1.  Break up your poem into smaller chunks.  If it is a long poem, break it down into groups of 2 lines.  If it is smaller, maybe go line by line.  You'll have to do whatever makes sense for your poem.  You want to break it down so you can attend to very specific details like word choices or images.


2.  Create a slide for each grouping of lines.  Write the lines right on the slide.  Go in chronological order.


3.  Find images that connect to the different word choices, images, patterns, symbols, sounds, and uses of figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, etc.).  Creatively display these images on the same slide as the lines they connect to.  Go for a collage effect that attends to multiple details and layers of meaning rather than just one image for the whole line.


4.  Your final project should consist of multiple slides which contain the smaller groupings of lines and their corresponding images.

Post Othello Fishbowl Discussion Blog Post

Use this blog post to either reflect on a specific passage from the article about women in Othello that we didn't discuss in class, or to further explore an idea, a connection, a question, or a passage from our discussion of either "Othello's Alienation" or "Iago the Psychopath."

A good blog post will have an angle or a focus that will be hinted at in the title. This angle will be the driving focus of the blog post.  The post will discuss only a few really important specific ideas, connections, or passages from the play and the article, but it will discuss them deeply. Rather than just repeat what's already been said, the writer will strive to explore a new insight or perspective, or will connect ideas from the discussion to passages in the play and/or the article that weren't examined carefully yet. The writing will be clear, effective, and have a sense of voice.  Length: approx. 300 words.

Fall Nonfiction Book Share

Now after analyzing your books in your journals, you have the chance to discuss your thoughts and reactions to the arguments you encountered in your books.  Feel free to use any of the prompts to respond to--DON'T feel like you need to answer all of them.

              *   Why should people read this book?  What is important, significant, or life-changing about the argument and the information presented?  Or, why shouldn't they waste their time with this book?  What was disappointing, frustrating, or even disturbing about what the writer did here?


            *    How did this book affect and influence your own thinking about the issue?  What did you think/believe before you started the book?  What do you think/believe now?  What was the most compelling part of the book that influenced your own thinking?


           *    What did you learn by reading this book that you would like to share with others?  What connections did you make with the reading?  What new insights and understandings do you now have?
 
           *    How successful was the author's argument?  What did the author achieve?  What didn't he/she achieve?  


A good blog post will have an angle or a focus that will be hinted at in the title. This angle will be the driving focus of the blog post.  It will discuss only a few really important specifics from the book, but it will discuss them deeply.  It will make connections between the reading and personal observations and/or experiences.  The writing will be clear, effective, and have a sense of voice.  Length: approx. 250-300 words.


 After you post your blog, read the posts of your peers and respond to them.  Try to engage in a conversation with at least 2 or 3 other people today.  Be respectful in your responses and share ideas.

Why You Truly Never Leave High School

Directions: Based on our discussions of what it means to have an idea and the “notice and focus” reading strategy, your first writing assignment is to write about an original idea(!) you have after reading an article from New York Magazine, entitled “Why You Truly Never Leave High School.”

For homework, as you read the article, apply the “notice and focus” strategy that we learned in class today. You can take notes in the margins—this will help you arrive at an idea that you will write about on our class blog.


You can write about anything that interests or strikes you based on what you read.  Keep your post centered around one main idea, insight, or observation you came to while doing the notice and focus strategy.  As you write, make sure you refer back to specific details from the article as you develop and explore that idea with more depth.

Note: This assignment asks you to write about an original idea you have. Please do not repeat other classmates’ ideas. This means that you need to read previous blog entries before submitting yours for everyone to see.

Don’t forget to construct your entry with your audience in mind. Your personality and your voice in writing is what makes a blog engaging. Also, avoid writing long paragraphs—long blocks of texts are difficult for readers on a computer to digest. Remember to include a catchy blog post title—you want your entry to stand out from the rest! Your blog entry should be approximately 300 words long (about one page typed).