Poetic Activities 2.2 and 3.1  In groups brainstorm different ways of using poetry in the classroom. Perhaps you thought of some of these: Change the meaning /words of the poem to their opposites. Role play the poem. Mime the parts, guess the words. Interview one of the characters in a poem, or the poet. Give learners the title, and they write the words (or the opposite give the words and they write the title. Draw the poem Give one verse, eg. The middle one, and they write the first and final verses.

Create an activity for a poem  Now, take the poem you have received and plan an activity for a grade level that you teach.  Present your plan to the other group.  Would you use any of the ideas with your own learners?

Word stress and linking Meryl Streep Makes Everything Sound More Interesting

Word stress and linking What is word stress? What is sentence stress? What is linking? How do they affect how a poem is read out?

Using your voice Listen to the poem and mark any words which are stressed and any words which link together. How does the reader use her voice? What words does she stress? What words link together?

Poetry and productive skills Read the article quickly (handout 5.1) In pairs discuss the questions: Which of the ideas surprised you? Which of the tips did you find the most helpful? Can you add any more ideas? Were any of your ideas in Activity 2.2 similar to those in the article?

Poetic collocations Column AColumn B to sparkan atmosphere to createsomething off to contributea verse to beas a starting point to use somethingeasily adapted Match the words in column A with words in column B a. Verb phrases

Poetic collocations b. Noun phrases Note: there may be more than one possibility for some of these, but they all have one combination which is more likely. Column AColumn B rhymingwriting parallelpatterns authenticmotivator learningtexts greatopportunities

Poetic collocations Verb PhrasesNoun phrases to spark something offrhyming patterns to create an atmosphereparallel writing to contribute a verseauthentic texts to be easily adaptedlearning opportunities to use something as a starting point great motivator Answers

Advantages and disadvantages In groups discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using poetry and storytelling in the classroom.

Let’s reflect Working on your own, write down some notes about the theme of the module and what you have learned. o Create a poem about the module. o Share your poem with the group. What did you think of this activity? How could you use it with your own learners?

Story Line: Module Objectives Language Self Awareness: To review narrative tenses and identify common learner errors [Language] To be aware of word stress and catenation [Pronunciation] Use ‘voice’ effectively to convey meaning in poetry [Pronunciation] Practical Application: To create techniques of using traditional fables in the classroom [In the Classroom] To share techniques for using poetry in the classroom [Micro- teaching/In the Classroom]