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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Emotional Experience Poem
These things I don't understand:
...why some people have to lose their child and I got to keep mine, this is the most difficult of all
...how God hears prayers and intercedes in the lives of people
...how we have mapped the brain but our soul is a mystery
...why strangers step in to help someone in need
These things I don't understand.
But, these things I know:
...three numbers can save someone's life 911( thanks Drew)
...first responders don't give up
...people WILL care for someone they've never met
...my child survived because of people from all walks of life who pumped his chest, applied defib, operated, visited, sang, cared for, prayed for and loved my son.
These things I also know:
...the world is filled with good, kind, caring, and compassionate people
...each child is precious, every life a gift
...the human soul DOES defy explanation
...God DOES answer prayers
...miracles DO happen and I have witnessed one this week!
For your homework:
Write a poem about an emotional experience. Use imagery, symbolism, metaphor, simile, references, allusions, meter, and structure to SHOW, NOT TELL your emotion.
There is no length requirement, but your poem should effectively express the emotion and re-live your experience.
Afterwards, reveal the emotion about which you wrote and provide an explanation of the poetic devices you used to express this emotion.
As always, give your poem a title.
Due Date: Published to your blogs by 8:30AM Wed, Mar 6
Grading
Title = 2 points
Completion = 2 points
Explanation = 2 points
Emotion identified = 2 points
...why some people have to lose their child and I got to keep mine, this is the most difficult of all
...how God hears prayers and intercedes in the lives of people
...how we have mapped the brain but our soul is a mystery
...why strangers step in to help someone in need
These things I don't understand.
But, these things I know:
...three numbers can save someone's life 911( thanks Drew)
...first responders don't give up
...people WILL care for someone they've never met
...my child survived because of people from all walks of life who pumped his chest, applied defib, operated, visited, sang, cared for, prayed for and loved my son.
These things I also know:
...the world is filled with good, kind, caring, and compassionate people
...each child is precious, every life a gift
...the human soul DOES defy explanation
...God DOES answer prayers
...miracles DO happen and I have witnessed one this week!
For your homework:
Write a poem about an emotional experience. Use imagery, symbolism, metaphor, simile, references, allusions, meter, and structure to SHOW, NOT TELL your emotion.
There is no length requirement, but your poem should effectively express the emotion and re-live your experience.
Afterwards, reveal the emotion about which you wrote and provide an explanation of the poetic devices you used to express this emotion.
As always, give your poem a title.
Due Date: Published to your blogs by 8:30AM Wed, Mar 6
Grading
Title = 2 points
Completion = 2 points
Explanation = 2 points
Emotion identified = 2 points
Thursday, November 8, 2012
DVD Chapters of My Life
STEP 1 - Title this post "DVD Chapters of My Life"
STEP 2 - Section your life story into at least 10 chapters (feel free to do more, it's actually fun and builds on itself). Don't feel responsible for covering every single event and detail of your life, just the interesting stuff that would be in a movie. These chapters should be in order. Most important - give these chapters interesting DVD titles.
*You don't have to restrict yourself to the movie for which you originally made your poster - the poster was just a starting point.* Just come up with 10 interesting chapters from your life and give them titles. Try to be creative with your chapter titles, but don't pressure yourself. Remember, your job is to show up and do the work; your genius's job is to make it interesting and creative.
Afterwards, choose 10 chapters and describe in a sentence or two what that chapter will be about.
Example:
Chapter 1 - Just call me "Butthead." - I had two older sisters who called me "butthead." They weren't always horrible, but certainly made my childhood more challenging.
Chapter 2 - If I'm Not Near the Girl I Love... - Girl-happy. I always had crushes on girls (this chapter title comes from a showtune that goes, "If I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near"
Chapter 3 - Finally, a girlfriend! / First Kiss - Beth Ann Barrett. 7th grade. 9th grade.
Chapter 4 - My Own John Hughes Movie - You know that totally unrealistic movie scenario where a nerd has a crush on a popular beautiful girl and somehow ends up with her? It happened!
Chapter 5 - I peaked in high school - lots and lots of success and overachieving - sports, grades, other extracurriculars
Chapter 6 - Just Add Water/Drowning - college was fun. And haaard.
Chapter 7 - La la land - Moved to L.A. to go to film school. I still get star struck
Chapter 8 - Mawwiage - Remember that girl in chapter 4? Married her.
Chapter 9 - I am a Hollywood peon - working for Jodie Foster, Ron Howard, and the dude who executive produced the Lord of the Rings movies. I am still star struck.
Chapter 10 - Party like it's 1999 - DINKS - double-income, no kids. Europe trip, lots of conspicuous consumption, and then... pregnant (which leads to the next chapter...)
Chapter 11 - Twins? TWINS?!!!
Chapter 12- Minnesota, Hats Off to Thee
Chapter 13- So now I'm a Cake-eater
STEP 3 - Choose 5 chapters and describe in detail the specific scenes that would go in those chapters. You can do this in bullet points or in paragraph descriptions - whatever it takes to give an idea of the story that will be in each chapter.
Example:
Chapter 3- Finally, a girlfriend / First Kiss! I was one of those kids that was always unlucky in love. I started having crushes on girls in, like, 1st grade. None of the girls ever liked me back (awww....). I finally got my first girlfriend in 7th grade. Beth Ann Barrett. She was pretty, smart, and I had known her almost my whole school life. She was actually the first girl who had a crush on me when we were in 6th grade together. She wrote me a note that she was in love with me and even had a dream that we had a daughter named Rose Petal (for her first word - ironically my daughter Maggie's real name is Rosemary). Anyway, we started "going together" I think on her birthday, March 23 - which ironically is the birthday of my own kids. I never formally broke up with her, but just kind of stopped going over there. Lame, I know. The crush on her came back in 8th grade, and we spent a lot of time together, but we never "went steady." Then I got a crush on her again in 9th grade. We did go steady, and I heard from Kris Beamer, the girl who sat next to me in art, that Beth Ann wanted me to kiss her. It took me about another couple weeks, but I finally mustered the courage and kissed her. It was a big deal.
STEP 2 - Section your life story into at least 10 chapters (feel free to do more, it's actually fun and builds on itself). Don't feel responsible for covering every single event and detail of your life, just the interesting stuff that would be in a movie. These chapters should be in order. Most important - give these chapters interesting DVD titles.
*You don't have to restrict yourself to the movie for which you originally made your poster - the poster was just a starting point.* Just come up with 10 interesting chapters from your life and give them titles. Try to be creative with your chapter titles, but don't pressure yourself. Remember, your job is to show up and do the work; your genius's job is to make it interesting and creative.
Afterwards, choose 10 chapters and describe in a sentence or two what that chapter will be about.
Example:
Chapter 1 - Just call me "Butthead." - I had two older sisters who called me "butthead." They weren't always horrible, but certainly made my childhood more challenging.
Chapter 2 - If I'm Not Near the Girl I Love... - Girl-happy. I always had crushes on girls (this chapter title comes from a showtune that goes, "If I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near"
Chapter 3 - Finally, a girlfriend! / First Kiss - Beth Ann Barrett. 7th grade. 9th grade.
Chapter 4 - My Own John Hughes Movie - You know that totally unrealistic movie scenario where a nerd has a crush on a popular beautiful girl and somehow ends up with her? It happened!
Chapter 5 - I peaked in high school - lots and lots of success and overachieving - sports, grades, other extracurriculars
Chapter 6 - Just Add Water/Drowning - college was fun. And haaard.
Chapter 7 - La la land - Moved to L.A. to go to film school. I still get star struck
Chapter 8 - Mawwiage - Remember that girl in chapter 4? Married her.
Chapter 9 - I am a Hollywood peon - working for Jodie Foster, Ron Howard, and the dude who executive produced the Lord of the Rings movies. I am still star struck.
Chapter 10 - Party like it's 1999 - DINKS - double-income, no kids. Europe trip, lots of conspicuous consumption, and then... pregnant (which leads to the next chapter...)
Chapter 11 - Twins? TWINS?!!!
Chapter 12- Minnesota, Hats Off to Thee
Chapter 13- So now I'm a Cake-eater
STEP 3 - Choose 5 chapters and describe in detail the specific scenes that would go in those chapters. You can do this in bullet points or in paragraph descriptions - whatever it takes to give an idea of the story that will be in each chapter.
Example:
Chapter 3- Finally, a girlfriend / First Kiss! I was one of those kids that was always unlucky in love. I started having crushes on girls in, like, 1st grade. None of the girls ever liked me back (awww....). I finally got my first girlfriend in 7th grade. Beth Ann Barrett. She was pretty, smart, and I had known her almost my whole school life. She was actually the first girl who had a crush on me when we were in 6th grade together. She wrote me a note that she was in love with me and even had a dream that we had a daughter named Rose Petal (for her first word - ironically my daughter Maggie's real name is Rosemary). Anyway, we started "going together" I think on her birthday, March 23 - which ironically is the birthday of my own kids. I never formally broke up with her, but just kind of stopped going over there. Lame, I know. The crush on her came back in 8th grade, and we spent a lot of time together, but we never "went steady." Then I got a crush on her again in 9th grade. We did go steady, and I heard from Kris Beamer, the girl who sat next to me in art, that Beth Ann wanted me to kiss her. It took me about another couple weeks, but I finally mustered the courage and kissed her. It was a big deal.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
WarmUp: Movie Poster Gallery Walk
Title Your Blog: Movie Poster Gallery Walk
Based on what's on the poster, list 2 titles of classmate movies that you would like to watch. Explain in 2-3 sentences what part of the poster drew your curiosity (please try to avoid simply choosing the movies of your friends).
Based on what's on the poster, list 2 titles of classmate movies that you would like to watch. Explain in 2-3 sentences what part of the poster drew your curiosity (please try to avoid simply choosing the movies of your friends).
Monday, October 22, 2012
End of Unit Poetry Reflection
Please publish a 300 word reflection on the poetry unit. You may write anything that comes to your mind related this class and our poetry activities - the various assignments, our poetry slam, your feelings about poetry, etc. You will be graded on completion. Please give your blog reflection a fitting title. +2 Extra credit - add a poem at the end using/inspired by your reflection
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