Ämnen:
Engelska, Modersmål
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Årskurs:
7 - 9
Types of Text: The Poem 7.3
Rödabergsskolan, Stockholm Grundskolor · Senast uppdaterad: 22 augusti 2019
TYPES OF TEXT: TRADITION, FORM & FUNCTION - THE POEM Every day we encounter thousands of words. They come at us, and from us, in many forms. How do we understand the message based on the form in which it comes? How do we decide which forms to use? We study some of the different types of text around us, and their conventions. This unit covers poetry and poetic writing.
CONTENT
We will be studying a variety of poetic texts, including some that interact with other forms of artistic expression, such as music and art.
We will read and analyse the form, content and context of poems, experiment with creating our own poetic texts, work with translating between English and Swedish, and tackle typical translation issues, such as register, translation tools, and idiomatic expression.
will be studying a variety of poetic texts, including some that interact with other forms of artistic expression, such as music and art.
We will explore the text types POETRY and NEWS ARTICLES.
We will practise developing and expressing ideas and opinions about the text and its issues, using a variety of forms, such as conversation, quick question/answer format, short essay questions, and even poetry.
We will read and analyse the form, content and context of poems, experiment with creating our own poetic texts, and tackle typical translation issues, such as register, translation tools, and idiomatic expression.
TARGET
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
- recognise, describe, compare and produce several different types of poetry (such as free verse, haiku, sonnet etc.)
- identify and use several poetic devices (such as metaphor, simile, personification etc.)
- analyse poems in terms of meaning and structure
- adapt the expression of content to different forms (for instance the syllabic and prosodic structure of song lyrics, rhyme or a haiku)
- use poetry and language terms to discuss translation choices and dilemmas
- research information from a thesaurus well enough to use suggestions correctly
You will receive feedback on how well you have managed these skills during this course in the assessment rubric below.
RESOURCES
The bulk of the course material is published on these sites:
The Poem (Wix) (background material)
The Poem (Schoology) (assignments and specific course texts)
ASSESSMENT
The major assessment tasks for grading purposes can be found below.
Throughout the course, there will be a number of other assignments, tasks and quizzes which serve as learning material in preparation for the final assessment, but which can also serve as proof of skills and knowledge. The more active you are in class, the greater your chance is of learning and showing that learning.
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