Narrative Poetry & French History
Narrative poetry and/or writing project
After our discussion, take a few minutes to brainstorm what you want to write about. Pick a part of French History and research it a bit. Decide on a setting and characters. Keep your setting specific as much as possible. Remember weather and time is as much a setting as is location. Try also to limit yourself to one or two characters to keep it simpler; characters can be based on yourself or someone you know, from history, or from your imagination.
Write down specific details about your setting and character(s) that recall the five senses. Make a list of these senses and brainstorm.
Write down ideas for a major conflict and/or event in the poem. Keep in mind your setting and character(s).
Break your ideas up into four to six different sections. You might have a description of the character(s), a setting description, what the character(s) is doing, and a beginning, middle, and end of the event/conflict the character(s) is involved in. These different sections will function as the four to six stanzas of the poem.
Begin writing. You may want to write in prose before breaking into lines. Don't worry about rhyming, unless you are advanced. Consider a meter, or a pattern, also, if you are advanced. Focus on imagery and appropriate sound/poetic devices.
After writing your first draft don't be afraid to go back and re-write. Editing and reworking lines is an important step in poetry.
Some lovely tidbits can be found here
and here.
HOMEWORK: If you did not complete a draft of your narrative poem, do so for homework. Due Thursday. Continue reading Candide. You should finish Candide for our discussion on Monday (and quiz).
After our discussion, take a few minutes to brainstorm what you want to write about. Pick a part of French History and research it a bit. Decide on a setting and characters. Keep your setting specific as much as possible. Remember weather and time is as much a setting as is location. Try also to limit yourself to one or two characters to keep it simpler; characters can be based on yourself or someone you know, from history, or from your imagination.
Write down specific details about your setting and character(s) that recall the five senses. Make a list of these senses and brainstorm.
Write down ideas for a major conflict and/or event in the poem. Keep in mind your setting and character(s).
Break your ideas up into four to six different sections. You might have a description of the character(s), a setting description, what the character(s) is doing, and a beginning, middle, and end of the event/conflict the character(s) is involved in. These different sections will function as the four to six stanzas of the poem.
Begin writing. You may want to write in prose before breaking into lines. Don't worry about rhyming, unless you are advanced. Consider a meter, or a pattern, also, if you are advanced. Focus on imagery and appropriate sound/poetic devices.
After writing your first draft don't be afraid to go back and re-write. Editing and reworking lines is an important step in poetry.
Some lovely tidbits can be found here
and here.
HOMEWORK: If you did not complete a draft of your narrative poem, do so for homework. Due Thursday. Continue reading Candide. You should finish Candide for our discussion on Monday (and quiz).
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