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** 22nd July 2010 ** **Poetry introduction** **How do poets make poetry? What language features do they use? Study this PowerPoint.** [|Poetry Powerpoint Harvey.ppt] In your English books, answer these questions:
 * What is a simile? Give two examples.
 * What is a metaphor? Give two examples.
 * What is personification? Give two examples.
 * What is rhythm?
 * What is rhyme?
 * What is alliteration? Give an example.

** 20th July 2010 ** ** Poetry in music ** **Your tasks for this lesson:** 1. Look at the words of the song " Where is the love?" by the Black Eyed Peas. [|Where is the Love full lyrics.doc] Do not use your dictionaries. You WILL NOT understand every word! That's OK. 2. Write down in your English book some of the rhyming words from the song. 3. Now open this [|Black Eyed Peas Lyrics.doc]and answer the questions. 4. Now you can listen to the song. Can you feel the rhythm of the song? Can you hear how the rhyming words create a beat? [|Video: Black-Eyed-Peas-Where-Is-The-Love_[www.savevid.com.3gp]]

[|Music only: Black Eyed peas Good Where is the Love.mp3] Home YouTube link Where is the Love on YouTube

[|Eminem Love the way you lie eminen.mp3] [|Love the way you Lie lyrics.doc]

OK, it's time to be a poet. Don't panic...your poem doesn't have to rhyme and it doesn't have to be amazing. Just relax, enjoy and feel imaginative and creative. Go to this website and find a picture to inspire you. When you have finished: - save your poem (you will have to give an E-mail address and password) - click "Blog or Share" and copy the web address (top box) - Go back to our wiki, Click "EDIT" on this poetry page of our wiki (and find the right place with your mouse under "Student Poetry from Piclits" below) - Click "LInk" then "External Link" - Paste the address from the Piclits website - Tick the "open new window" box - Click "save" Ready? let's go! Piclits poetry website
 * 29th July 2010 **
 * Making Poetry **

STUDENT POETRY from Piclits.com