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Creative Writing

Creative Writing . Write a poem based upon one of the following prompts 1. Write a poem on the back of a beam of light 2. Write a poem with bright things in it 3. Write a poem about a bright day 4. Write a poem about a porcupine 5. Write a poem where you don’t get it

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Creative Writing

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  1. Creative Writing Write a poem based upon one of the following prompts 1. Write a poem on the back of a beam of light 2. Write a poem with bright things in it 3. Write a poem about a bright day 4. Write a poem about a porcupine 5. Write a poem where you don’t get it 15 minutes (must be 15 lines long)

  2. Imagists

  3. Watch and Respond • Red wheelbarrow • Write three sentences about this poem • How is what you wrote similar to what you just viewed? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PqRhDdeKDA • In the Station of the Metro • Write three sentences about this poem • How is what you wrote similar to what you just viewed? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSgylL6cIck

  4. Imagism • Read the section marked “Imagism” on your handout. • Underline one sentence, one phrase, and one word that interest you. • Summarize the idea of imagism in the margin

  5. Creative Writing (starter) • Write what do you think the following quote means: • “The goal of poetry is to not have to write poetry.” • Write a ten-line poem that tries to accomplish what that quote means.

  6. Write an Imagist Poem • Step 1 • Describe something without naming it explicitly. • Pick an everyday object from around the house, such as a dryer or an iron. • Now list some things that it reminds you of or that it could be like.

  7. Imagist Poem • Now all you have to do is write 8-12lines to describe your object • Your lines could rhyme AA BB or your poem might rhyme only two lines or perhaps not rhyme at all.

  8. Exchange your poem • Pass your poem to the right • Read the poem you were just passed • Draw a picture of that poem • 7 min.

  9. Pass you poem once more • Pass the picture you just wrote the poem from but not the poem. • Write a new poem from the picture you just received

  10. Share • What was different? • What was similar? • Group paper with everyone’s names: • What have you learned from the ideas behind imagist poetry?

  11. Comp Lab • Type imagist poem • Turn in to me • Load to dropbox

  12. Write • Pass both pictures and the poem to someone who has not read the poem. • Read the poems and look at the pictures • Decide which picture best represents the poem and tell why. (4 sentences)

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