Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Multi-Genre #1 - Poem

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The first genre we will be exploring for this unit is poetry

Think about the three topics you are considering for your Multi-Genre Project.  Which one is most appealing to you?  How could you incorporate a poem into that project?  What would that poem say to your readers?  How would it carry the theme of your project? 

A poem is one of the five required genres you can use for this assignment, so think about a way to use what you write today as a mere puzzle piece in the big puzzle that will be your multi-genre project.  Below are some tips for writing poetry:


-Use imagery that paints pictures in the reader's mind

-Think about perspective; who is the speaker of your poem, and what does he/she have to say?

-Use poetic devices like similes, metaphors, alliteration, and personification to add life to your work

-Set the tone for your reader based on the diction (words) you use

-Use the 5 senses - sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell

-Try to make it rhyme!

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