How to PlayTo become a Poet Master you must work through the levels in order, as each skill you learn builds on the last. You must earn points from each stage to complete a level. Your ultimate goal is to build confidence in your understanding and analysis of poetry. The poems you may choose from are here. Use a different poem for each level. Longer poems are easier to analyse, because they have more content to choose from. Put the most recent task at the top of your document. When you have completed each task, let me know in a comment on your doc. I will reply with complete or incomplete. Completion date:9 p.m. Sun 22nd Nov. Last class time: 17th Nov. | Level 1 - Poet NoviceYou need 2000 XP, in any combination from the stages (inc. bonus), before you begin Level 2 - Poet JourneymanPoet Novice - Understand the meanings of literary texts, and their contexts1. Show the connections with texts, self, and world that you see in the poem - 250XP 2. Write a 3-2-1 summary - 500XP 3. Write a song telling the story of the poem - 500XP 4. Use a flow chart to show the main ideas in the poem - 500XP 5. Write a text message summing up the poem - 250XP 6. In no more than 140 characters sum up the poem - 250XP 7. Create a word cloud for the poem - 250XP 8. Create verbal, visual vocab sheets for words that are new for you - 250XP Poet Trainee - explore texts beyond their surface meanings to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes9. Focus on the images in the poem and create a visual collage - 500XP 10. Put together a box of objects that captures the ideas in the poem - 250XP 11. Make a crossword puzzle for the poem - 500XP 12. Choose a song to represent the poem - 500-700XP 13. Create a pyramid breakdown of the ideas in the poem - 700XP 14. Create a mindmap of the ideas in the poem - 700XP 15. Create an image of what you think the poem means/suggests. - 700XP You will be asked to write an analysis of the poem "War Photographer" at the end of Poet Master. The bonus level will help you with this assignment, whilst showing what skills you have gained from Level 1.Level 1 Bonus - 750XPBefore choosing your task for Poet Journeyman, go to the Chrome web store and add the Videonot.es app. Then read this powerpoint on inference. Poet Journeyman - Draw inferences, determine the meaning of words and phrases1. Write a conversation between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson - 2000-4000XP 2. Produce sensory notes for one of the poems - 1000XP 4. Create a periodic table for the poem - 4000XP Poet Apprentice - Understand how the cumulative impact of specific word choices evokes time, place, and tone. 7. Create a jeopardy quiz for the poem - 1500XP Level 2, Stage 3 - 2000XPLevel 3 - Poet ArtisanYou need 21,000XP before you begin Level 4 - Poet ExpertPoet Artisan - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details1. Create a game based on the poem - 5000XP Poet Veteran - Analyze how an author's choices creates point of viewYou need to watch the video by Mrs T on poetic devices before you choose one of these7. Propaganda poster - 3500XP 8. Write an interview between a reporter and the author - 4000XP 9. Design a magazine cover capturing the essence of the author’s point of view - 4000XP 10. Write a newspaper article on war - 4500XP 11. Write a speech on war from the poet's perspective - 4500XP Stage 3 - 3000XPLevel 4 - Poet ExpertYou need 31,000XP to become a Poet Master1. Hold a Socratic seminar to discuss a poem - 10,000XP 2. Write your own poem - 10,000XP 3. Perform a poem - 10,000XP 4. Write a letter to a younger student - 10,000XP 5. Analyse a poetic passage from the Bible - 10,000XP Congratulations! You are now a Poet Master. After completing the evaluation and reflection form, Mrs T will explain how you can demonstrate your mastery. |
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