Activities
and Curriculum Links
Senior (11
& 12)Level
Activity
#3
Have students write a poem using any poetic form with which they
are comfortable in which they identify an environmental issue.
The poem should describe the effects of the problem and suggest
a solution. Divide the class into small groups (three to four
students). Have each group develop an accompaniment for the reading
of the poems in their group. They may make use of their voices
(to create a soundscape), found instruments, non-pitched percussion
instruments. Remind students that the accompaniments must not
interfere with the poem being read but rather enhance the feelings
or mood of the poem. Have the poetry read to the whole group.
Curriculum
Link
Senior Level Activity #3
(All
links are from English Gr. 11 and English Gr. 12 both University
and College Preparation)
1. demonstrate an understanding of the uses and
conventions of various forms by writing persuasive and literary
essays, reviews, short narratives or poems, and summaries (e.g.,
write a personal essay on a current issue; write an academic essay
analysing the themes or imagery of literature studied; write a
film review for the school newspaper).
2. select and use an appropriate form to produce written work
for an intended audience and purpose (e.g., write a poem about
being Canadian for a reader in another country; write a report
for an academic audience on the historical context of a literary
work studied).
3. produce, format, and publish written work, using appropriate
technology to share writing with intended audiences (e.g., develop
graphics and other visual aids to support the oral presentation
of a literary independent study project; use a desktop publishing
program to format and publish a script on a student-writing website.
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