1. How do you define poetry?
2. Defend the need for poets and poetry in any society.
3. April is also the National Humor Month. Try writing a limerick
   • Line 1 and 2 are 9 syllables and rhyme is same sound. (“A” rhyme)
   • Line 3 and 4 are 6 syllables and rhyme each other. (“B” rhyme)
   • Line 5 is same pattern and rhyme as lines 1 and 2.
   • Example from A Book of Nonsense—
     There was an old man with a beard
     Who said, “It is just as I feared.
     Two owls and a hen
     A lark and a wren
     Have all built a nest in my beard.
4. April 23 is English Language Day, World Book Day and the birthday of William Shakespeare.
   • Do you have a favorite book or author? Explain why.
   • Pick a favorite quote, sonnet or monologue from Shakespeare and rewrite it for today’s world.
5. Is English the best language for poetry? Why or why not?

 

 

 

1. 0How do you define poetry?
2. Defend the need for poets and poetry in any society.
3. April is also the National Humor Month. Try writing a limerick
   • Line 1 and 2 are 9 syllables and rhyme is same sound. (“A” rhyme)
   • Line 3 and 4 are 6 syllables and rhyme each other. (“B” rhyme)
   • Line 5 is same pattern and rhyme as lines 1 and 2.
   • Example from A Book of Nonsense—
     There was an old man with a beard
     Who said, “It is just as I feared.
     Two owls and a hen
     A lark and a wren
     Have all built a nest in my beard.
4. April 23 is English Language Day, World Book Day and the birthday of William Shakespeare.
   • Do you have a favorite book or author? Explain why.
   • Pick a favorite quote, sonnet or monologue from Shakespeare and rewrite it for today’s world.
5. Is English the best language for poetry? Why or why not?

 

 

 

1. School reunions, fun or sad?
   1. What would you hope to see, experience at your next (or first) reunion?
   2. What you would you write about in your journal after the reunion is over?
   3. Inspired by Kathleen Roxby’s poem to write your own portrait of a classmate? Give it a try.
2. Is there a woman that you admire, living or not, famous or not?
   1. Write an elegy for her.
   2. Do you wish you were a woman to admire? Write a letter to your current self from that future woman.

1. Is there a bit of Irish in your family tree, or does the word “Irish” just spark images in your mind?
   1. Share your heritage with a family story.
   2. Are you a fan of fairies and “wee folk”, why? Spin a fanciful tale where they might appear.
2. Is there a woman that you admire, living or not, famous or not?
   1. Write an elegy for her.
   2. Do you wish you were a woman to admire? Write a letter to your current self from that future woman.
3. School reunions, fun or sad?
   1. What would you hope to see, experience at your next (or first) reunion?
   2. What would you write about in your journal after the reunion is over?
   3. Inspired by Kathleen Roxby’s poem to write your own portrait of a classmate? Give it a try.

1. Is there a bit of Irish in your family tree, or does the word “Irish” just spark images in your mind?
   1. Share your heritage with a family story.
   2. Are you a fan of fairies and “wee folk”, why? Spin a fanciful tale where they might appear.
2. Is there a woman that you admire, living or not, famous or not?
   1. Write an elegy for her.
   2. Do you wish you were a woman to admire? Write a letter to your current self from that future woman.
3. School reunions, fun or sad?
   1. What would you hope to see, experience at your next (or first) reunion?
   2. What would you write about in your journal after the reunion is over?
   3. Write your a portrait of a classmate.