FORM 2
Poetry
FORM 2
Poetry
Table of Contents
Poet’s background
Synopsis
Activities
What is Red? (Mary
O’Neill)
POETRY
The elements in prose and poetry are almost similar. The table below will best illustrate
the terminology used where the elements are concerned.
PROSE/DRAMA
POETRY
Plot
Subject matter
Theme
Theme
Characterization
Very rarely
Point of view
Voice/persona
Tone
Tone
Mood
Mood
Elements of
Poetry
WHAT IS RED?
Mary O'Neill
Mary ONeill was raised in what she describes as a wonderful barn of a Victorian house in Berea, Ohio, where she wrote and directed plays for her younger brothers and sisters . She was educated at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, and Western Reserve in Cleveland and the University of Michigan. Mrs. ONeill entered the advertising field and became a partner in her own advertising agency. She retired from advertising and lived in New York City.
Mrs. O'Neill died of heart failure on January 2, 1990, in Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center. She was 84 years old.
One of her most popular books, ''Hailstones and Halibut Bones: Adventures in Color,'' illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, was published by Doubleday in 1961 and printed in several languages. In it, Mrs. O'Neill identified and interpreted the most familiar colors through verse. The book was used as a supplementary text in schools in the United States and abroad.
Born in New York City, Mrs. O'Neill attended Western Reserve University and the University of Michigan. She was an advertising copywriter in Cleveland before becoming a freelance writer.
Poet’s
We talked about how different colors make us feel a certain way. For example blue makes us feel sad. Now we are going to look at how the color red makes us feel.
Red is sunset Blazing and bright. Red is feeling brave
With all your might. Red is a sunburn Spot on your nose.
Sometimes red Is a red, red, rose. Red squiggles out When you cut your hand.
Red is a brick And the sound of a band.
Red is hotness You get inside When your embarrassed
And want to hide. fire-cracker, fire-engine
fire- flicker red– And you’re angry Red runs through your head.
Red is an Indian A Valentine heart. The trimmings on A circus cart. Red is a lipstick Red is a shout Red is a signal that says “WATCH OUT!”
Red is great big rubber ball. Red is the giantest
Color of all. Red is a show-off. No doubt about it. But can you imagine
Living with out it?
WHAT IS RED?
What is Red? is about the different objects and feelings signified by the colour, RED. It
describes the sunset, sunburn, red rose, blood, brick, fire-cracker, the Red-Indian,
Valentine’s Heart, lipstick, signals and a rubber ball. Besides, it also signifies the
feelings that are associated with the colour RED such as bravery, being hot,
embarrassment, anger and show-off look. However, different people will have different
interpretation of the colours having in mind that people’s passion towards colours which
may differ.
To expose students to writing simple descriptions
An object that is red in colour.
An object that is red in colour.
WHAT IS RED? ACTIVITY P1
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Instruct the students to bring an item that is red in colour. (before the lesson)
Share with the students what the teacher has and describe the object.
Ask the students to share in their small groups (Group of 4/5) why the object is red and describe the object. Students may share with them what it signifies.
Describe the object in 2 lines individually. For example, Angpau is a symbol of prosperity. Everyone loves to have.
Combine the lines composed by all the students to form a Jigsaw Poem.Give a title to the poem.
Display the new poem created on the notice board.RED RIDING HOOD ADVENTURE
Materials
Materials
Aims
Aims
40 minutesSteps
Steps
To train students to listen, read and comprehend the poem To recite the poem aloud in groups
To match the pictures with the appropriate words from the poem.
A video on What id Red ? poem
A video on What id Red ? poem
WHAT IS RED? ACTIVITY P2
Instruct the students to sit in their respective groups, away from the teacher.
Tell them to listen to the model reading / one of them reads the poem aloud.
Hand out the envelopes (one envelope per group). Tell them not to open until they are told to do so.
Start the race! Tell them to name the label the pictures with a word / phrase from the poem. Tell them to use the blue tag and paste it on an A4 paper.
Check the answer. If one answer is wrong, students must correct it.RED RED RIGHT
Materials
Materials
Aims
Aims
40 minutesSteps
Steps
Tell them that the group that hands up all the correct answers in the shortest time wins. Alternative: The group that gets the most answers correctly at the end of the set time wins!WHAT IS RED? HANDOUT P2
Task : Match the pictures given with a word / phrase found in the poem.
Cut out the different couplet / stanza of the poem
Cut out the different couplet / stanza of the poem
To enable students to understand the meaning of the poem
WHAT IS RED? ACTIVITY P3
Divide the students into 6 groups. Read out the poem to them with the right enunciation and intonation.
Distribute one stanza / couplet to one group. Tell them to practise reading the stanza. Get them to read the stanza aloud to the class.
Prepare the meaning of the assigned couplet/ stanza/lines in their own group.
Using the Gallery Walk method, appoint 1 student to stay at each station. Others, go to all the stations to listen to the recitation and meaning. Students at the stationhave to read the lines aloud and explain the meaning of the assigned lines.
Finally, all the students write a short paragraph on their understanding of the poemMaterials
Materials
Steps
Steps
Round Red Round
Aims
Aims
40 minutes
Worksheet 1 (Literary Devices)
Worksheet 2 (Themes & Values)
Worksheet 1 (Literary Devices)
Worksheet 2 (Themes & Values)
To introduce students to the literary devices To identify the themes and moral values
WHAT IS READ? ACTIVITY P3
Listen to the explanation of the literary devices found in the poem. Use the worksheet to assist the students. (Worksheet 1)
Divide students into groups of 4. Each group is required to complete the above tas.
In the same group, identify the possible themes highlighted in the poem. (Worksheet 2)Discuss the responses from each group.
Transform the themes to moral values.Materials
Materials
Kill 3 Birds With 1 Red
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tone
Aim(s)
Aim(s)
40 minutesSteps
Steps
WHAT IS RED? WORKSHEET P3a
List the following lines in the boxes provided.
Red is sunset
Red is a sunburn
Red squiggles out
Is a red, red, rose.
Red is hotness
fire-cracker, fire-engine
fire- flicker red–
fire-cracker, fire-engine
fire- flicker red–
Red is an Indian
Red is a shout
Red is a signal
that says “WATCH OUT!”
Kill 3 Birds With 1 Red
Stone
WHAT IS RED? WORKSHEET P3b
List the themes AND values of the poem.
THEMES
WHAT IS RED ?
To enable students to use their schemata to write another poem on a different colour
To enable students to use their creativity to decorate their poem. To encourage collaborative team work
A4 colored paper, Mahjong Paper
A4 colored paper, Mahjong Paper
WHAT IS RED? BEYOND THE TEXT/ ACTIVITY P3
Divide students into groups of four. Provide them with a piece of coloured paper. They are supposed to write based on the colour assigned to them.
Give them time to prepare. Decorate their poem
Get them to read out the poem they have created.
Alternatively, get them to paste them on the board, on the cork boards or walls and they could do a gallery walk.
Take it further by getting them to choose the stanza or stanzas that appeal to them and write a journal entry on them.
Materials
Materials
Aims
Aims
40 minutesSteps
Steps
Red Alert ! I am a
poet
Give each group a piece of mahjong paper. Tell them to write only one line of the stanza.
Then tell them to pass it to another group who will write the second line. Then it is passed to the third group who will write the third line and so on.
Once it is completed, get a representative from each group to read out their stanzas.
Give each group a piece of mahjong paper. Tell them to write only one line of the stanza.
Then tell them to pass it to another group who will write the second line. Then it is passed to the third group who will write the third line and so on.
Once it is completed, get a representative from each group to read out their stanzas.
Variation
WHAT IS RED?
