Green beetle and mountains, Jamaica

Green beetle and mountains, Jamaica, originally uploaded by robert birkenes.

Green beetle and mountains, Jamaica

Green beetle and mountains, Jamaica
Originally uploaded by robert birkenes

WebQuest: Poetry Slam

Poetry Slam - Félix Jousserand
Originally uploaded by Poetry Slam Madrid

On Wednesday May 6, we will be holding a Poetry Slam in class. You will work in groups of 3 to create a slam poetry performance. Each member of your group must present at least 1 poem.

During this Webquest, you will explore poetry websites to:

• discover the different topics poetry discusses
• find a favorite poem
• brainstorm ideas for performing that poem in the Poetry Slam

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At the end of Wednesday you will have to turn in the "Exploring Poetry" worksheet and pick the poem you will perform next Wednesday.
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Start with this website: Poetry Tool.

We will look at one poem together. You will have to read at least one more poem by another poet on this website.

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Pick at least two more websites from the following list. You will have to read at least two poems by different poets from each website.

One word of advice: Look for poems between 10 and 20 lines long. Less than 10 lines is too short. More than 20 can be overwhelming.

• Poetry 180: "A Poem A Day for American High Schools"
• Poets.org: Poems for Every Occasion
• The Other Pages: Look in the left-hand column to see a list of SUBJECTS.
• Saul Williams, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes and Others: Scroll Down to see Saul Williams and everyone else
• Old Poetry: From Wordsworth to Tupac
• 30 poems in 30 days
  

Researching Flight and Invisibilty Using the Internet

Reject Superhero
Originally uploaded by Hylton Warburton // iamgodzilla

Welcome to internet research day in Freshman English!

Your task is to complete at least 2 more research note-cards.

Any note-cards you have not completed by the end of today are homework!






Begin your research using this list of superheroes, organized by superpower, on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superhuman_features_and_abilities_in_fiction

You may also use the following websites to research superheroes in greater detail:

The Marvel Universe: http://www.marvel.com/universe/Main_Page

The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe: http://www.dcuguide.com/

You can also use Google to research. Here are a few search terms to use:

• Superheroes with Flight
• Superheroes with Invisibility
• The Invisible Woman
• Iron Man
• Superman
• Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
• Wonder Woman
• The Amazons
• Storm X-Men

Good luck!