Task Cards
Task #1
Answer #1
What is a Free Verse poem?
A type of poem that follows no rules and does not rhyme
Pick 2 lines from "My Robot" to act out or draw!
YOU ROCK
What is the message of "A Flick of a Switch"?
Pollution, hurting the Earth, etc
What is Rhyme Scheme?
The pattern of rhyming words. Example: AABB or ABCB
Task #2
Answer #2
Words that appeal to the reader's sense of smell, taste, touch, hearing, or sight
Sensory language or Figurative language
Act out what you think happened after the ending of "Revenge"? BONUS POINT if you can tell me what it means to make a "guess" on the character's future actions or feelings based on textual evidence!
Inference
What is the message of "The Circle and the Poles"?
Global Warming
What is an onomatopoeia?
Words that describe a sound
Task #2
A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
Act out how you think Peggy Ann Mckay's mother reacted to her making up all these symptoms?
Awesome!
What is the message of "The Letter"?
Distance does not matter when it comes to best friends
Definition: The beat of a poem. What is this poetic device?
Rhythm
Task #4
Answer #4
A type of poem that expresses feelings in rhyme like a song
Sketch what you think Fiona's hair looked like from the "Revenge" poem
That looks awesome!
What is the message of "My Wish"?
You don't always get exactly what you wished for
When words have the same ending sound they...
Rhyme
Task #5
Answer #5
Repetition
Sketch how "The Circle and the Poles" or "At the Flick of a Switch" made you feel after reading them
Perfect!
What is the message of "Revenge"?
Class votes yes or no to the group's answer!
Where the poet stops a line...
Line Break