1.+How+do+you+feel+about+Poetry?

This first activity requires you to think about how you feel about poetry.

Please answer the following questions either a) on your discussion board b) in a word document linked to your page c) on your page

Q1. What kinds of things do you think poets write about? Are these things important? Entertaining? Informative?

Q2. What kind of poetry do you like? If you don't know any poems, think of songs you like. What are they about? Who are they written for?

Q3. What kinds of poems do you think war poets write about? What do you think their attitude towards war is?

Q4. What do you think the purpose is of writing about war experiences? What might the poets be trying to get the reader to think about?

Q5. What is your attitude towards this unit of work? What do you hope to learn/ improve on?

Now you have thought a bit about poetry... It is time to think about what kind of things you could write about as a poet. Wilfred Owen wrote about War as it was a profound experience for him. What are some life-altering experiences that you have had? Maybe it was a trip, a scary experience, the death of a loved one or pet, moving to a new school... it could be anything that you think is important. The following is a brainstorming activity...

Open the following document and "SAVE AS" re-name it and complete the blank bubbles. Upload it to your wikipage as a link by clicking the "EDIT" pencil on the top right hand of your page. Then selecting the "FILE" button from the "EDITOR" toolbar above. Good Luck! :)