Drama+&+Poetry


 * Drama and Poetry: Every Wednesday and Friday! **

Students either love drama and poetry, or hate them. Yes, you will read a play and some poetry. Yes, you will write some poetry. And, yes, you will learn more about analysing both poetry and drama. Should be interesting!

We will start with a review of the literary terms that all students are expected to know by the end of Grade 9. Luckily for you, you were supposed to learn most of them by the end of Grade 8, so they're not much of a stretch. This material is testable--so study up! The Powerpoint we used in class is here: I strongly recommend that you take your own notes, however.

Then we're going to leap right into __"Master Harold"...and the Boys__ by Athol Fugard.

Following that, we will spend some time on poetry--reading it, analysing it, and writing it (of course). How to read a poem out loud:

How to analyze poetry: Checklist for Analyzing Poetry

__Written Poetry Package__ Students are being asked to write nine different poems. It goes without saying that they must be ORIGINAL poems--plagiarism is never acceptable, and students must do their OWN work. The poetry package can be downloaded here: