Posted by MsMichetti on 25th April 2009
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Yes, that’s right — Grade 7 has been boogie-ing to “Mountain Boogie” by Peter Van Toorn (from the collection titled Mountain Tea, but I found my copy in Carl Leggo’s Teaching to Wonder). We have been experimenting with sound in poetry and learning about euphony and cacophony. On Friday we did a class reading of “Mountain Boogie” which we thought you might like to hear!
Enjoy!
*Notes:
- There is one small “blip” at the beginning of the first line which I edited to the best of my ability. Likewise, the last few words of the last line have also been cut off for reasons I cannot figure out. (This was my first Audacity recording; can you tell?)
- Special thanks to Dr. Carl Leggo, whose ideas about poetry have largely shaped mine and my students’!
Mountain Boogie by Peter Van Toorn
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Posted by MsMichetti on 24th April 2009
Students in grades 7 and 8 might be interested to hear about this opportunity: A place for your poetry to be published!
Space is a digital literary magazine devoted to publishing students’ original work. This next issue of space is specifically dedicated to poetry.
Participating is SUPER easy.
- Write some poetry! Post it somewhere digital and public — on your blog, on your MySpace page, or your Tumblr account.
- If you have a Twitter account, send your poetry (via link or a tiny tweet!) to the official Space Twitter account at @space_issue4. Be sure to include your first name, grade, and city/country where you live.
- If you DON’T have a Twitter account, post your poetry on your blog, and alert your teacher (in case s/he missed it in his/her reader), who will send the link and the details to the Space zine.
DEADLINE: MAY 24, 2009
Check out what other students have written! Past issues of Space (including poetry, art, photography, music, and more) are here:
For more info, go to
this issue’s Space or speak to your teacher.
Images:
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Posted by MsMichetti on 21st April 2009
Well, Grade 7, if you are reading this, I hope it means that you have added the EngA07 tag or category feed to your Outlook RSS folder.
Here is the task I would like you to work on between now and Friday:
Write a letter (electronic form) to your favorite musician. Explain what you like about a particular song, CD, or album. Be specific, and refer to particular feelings, lyrics, song titles, etc. Why does this music appeal to you?
Image: ‘Feel Music‘ by Xstream_i
http://www.flickr.com/photos/82606279@N00/140875083
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