poetryintro

Year 7 Introduction to Poetry

Open a word document. You will save all of your anwers and screen shots in this document and email it to me at the end of the lesson. Regularly save your document. You should use your name as the file name and save the document in your home drive.


 * 1) Type the heading __Introduction to Poetry.__
 * 2) Type the question sub-heading __What is poetry?__ Write a definition in your own words.
 * 3) Poetic TechniquesVisit this website and go through the flashcards to revise your poetic techniques. Clicking on the LEARN link is the easiest way to do this.
 * 4) In your word document, type the sub-heading __Poetic Techniques__
 * 5) Create a table with 3 columns (technique, definition, example)
 * 6) Use the flashcards on the website to fill in the table of poetic techniques.
 * 7) Click on the TEST link and take a screen shot of your score to paste into your word document.
 * 8) Click on either the SCATTER or SPACE RACE link, complete the game and take a screen shot of your score to paste into your word document.
 * 9) Go to Similes Game, fill in the blanks and take a screen shot to paste into your word document.
 * 10) Go to Onomatopoeia Game. As you play the game, keep a list of all the examples of onomatopoeia in your word document.
 * 11) Make a list of all the types of poems that you know. The longest list earns a merit!