Writing
Writing Poetry: Below are several prompts and/or ideas to help you get started with your poems. Complete five of the poetry writing activities as directed. (50 points – 10 each)
Option 1: Write a poem to some animal, object, place, or maybe even to a person, whom you don’t know or don’t expect to read this. You could write to your pet, a tree, a box of Kleenex, your cell phone, or to someone famous like Misha Barton, Jonah Hill, or Eli Manning. Be sure to:
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Option 2: Compose a word photo of someone you know, not a formal portrait, but a quick candid shot of the person engaged in some activity. For example, you may want to capture your little sister playing “house” with her dolls, your mother cleaning the bathroom, or your neighbor watering his garden. Be sure to:
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Option 3: Compose a poem on a topic of your choice using the freewriting technique described in the lesson discussion. You will be required to upload your freewriting notes with this poem. (2 points) Be sure to:
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Option 4: Create a poem based on a “fabulous reality” as described in the lesson discussion. To do so, you will need to carefully observe something that an average person would consider an “ordinary” event (a car stopping at a stop sign, a child walking to school, a friend texting to another, etc.) As you observe, focus on the uniqueness, the significance, and/or the implication of the event and try to capture this in a poem. Be sure to:
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Option 5: Write a short poem that expresses your ideas about nature, an item you treasure, or about someone who is very important to you. Be sure to:
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Option 6: Choose a technological device, such as a computer, a cell phone, an ipod, or a PDA and pretend that you have never seen the object before. Address the following questions as you freewrite about this object.
Using your answers to these questions and your freewriting notes, compose a poem about the technological device. Be sure to upload your freewriting notes with this poem. (2 points) Be sure to:
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Option 7: Write a poem using an extended metaphor. Your metaphor may clarify the central concept of the poem or connect the parts of the poem. After you have decided on a metaphor, incorporate related images and details into the poem, whenever appropriate. Be sure to:
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Option 8: Begin a poem with “When I . . .” and either base it on an important time or event in your life (“When I was born. . .”) or on a repeated ritual (“When I practice the piano . . .”) The moment or incident you choose to explore matters less than the process of probing and unfolding. Focus on the “when” part, and then work toward whatever resolution or closure feels appropriate. Be sure to:
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Save your file in one of the following formats: .rtf, .doc or .docx .
