~First read the poem yourself. Make a list of thoughts, emotions, questions, etc... that you have after the first reading.
~Listen to Hughes introduction. What did he tell you that you didn't already know? What ideas about the poem were explained further?
~Now use Hughes as a Template. Write your own poem... "I've Known......" - This is your poem...what have you come to know? "I've known Heartache" to "I've Known football tackles..."
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Exoerience it through written word and moving picture....
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- EAlbright
- I am an aspiring high school English teacher who has a passion for reading and writing. I want to connect my students' lives outside the classroom to their reading and writing inside the classroom.