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TIC TAC WORDS 2014-16
Poetry is language at it most distilled powerful (Rita Dove)
Projects for 2015
Warm Up: Tic Tac Poem
Create a sound poem with the project name "Tic Tac" and record it.
Students to try to describe a sound they hear every day--the sound of the wind, the rain, the dishwasher, a train ("choo choo" is one way to describe the sound)--and then have them write a poem incorporating the sound. The class will make a book with all the poems they have selected
Drip Drop
Drip drop, drip drop,
darned rain won't stop.
Dropping on my windowpane,
it is driving me insane.
Bruce Lansky
Tic, tac,
I am at my granpa’s
Tic, tac,
He stood on a chair,
Tic, tac
And winded the clock
Tic, tac
So long ago!
Pedro Esteban
Task 1: Look for a touching poem
Look for, collect and record traditional poems of English Literature that you like. Learn and record a poem/s. Students will Make a poster with the poem and the information about the author and the context. The class will make a book with all the poems they have selected.
Teacher's Example:
“Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.”
(Hamlet. Act 2 scene 2)
Task 2: Collaborative Writing
Students will write a short story in groups
4º A/B ESO
