Poetry+Exploration


 * Poetry Exploration**

Directions:
 * 1)  Click on the following poems and watch the videos.
 * 2)  Then, answer the questions in the online survey form below.
 * 3)  When you are done, go back and read each poet's biography (located next to the video) or look around on Jack Prelutsky and/or Shel Silverstein's websites.

**__Step 1__** Click on each of these poems. Glance over each poet's biography. Which one is your favorite and why? Tell me below. > "So This is Nebraska" by Ked Kooser

"Lake Echo, Dear" by C. D. Wright

"Doña Josefina Counsels Doña Concepción Before Entering Sears" by Maurice Kilwein Guevara

"Some Words Inside Words" by Richard Wilbur

"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden > [|"Tornado Child" by Kwame Dawes]

On a seperate sheet of paper, answer the following questions:

1. Which is your favorite poem?
 * "So This is Nebraska"
 * "Lake Echo, Dear"
 * "Dona Josefina Counsels Dona Conception Before Entering Sears"
 * "Some Words Inside Words"
 * "Those Winter Sundays"
 * "Tornado Child"

2. Why? (explain in at least three sentences).

3. Which is your least favorite poem?
 * "So This is Nebraska"
 * "Lake Echo, Dear"
 * "Dona Josefina Counsels Dona Conception Before Entering Sears"
 * "Some Words Inside Words"
 * "Those Winter Sundays"
 * "Tornado Child"

4. Why? (explain in at least three sentences).

5. Which animation did you like the best? *
 * "So This is Nebraska"
 * "Lake Echo, Dear"
 * "Dona Josefina Counsels Dona Conception Before Entering Sears"
 * "Some Words Inside Words"
 * "Those Winter Sundays"
 * "Tornado Child"

6. Why? (explain in at least three sentences).

= **Upload your work to your Portfolio (O) Drive.**  =
 * Print off your responses and turn it in to the In box. **

** __Step 3__ **

** Did you fill out the questionnaire? If so, explore Jack Prelutsky and/or Shel Silverstein's websites. Read their poetry, make your own, or play the games. Have fun! **

** [|Jack Prelutsky] [|Shel Silverstein] ** Poetry Home: http://stemlaux.wikispaces.com/Poetry