Prose to Poetry

Students will :

• Acquire a greater understanding and enjoyment experiencing poetry;
• Understand that poetry comes in a wide variety of forms and is about a wide range of subjects/themes/feelings;
• Experience poetry and its natural ability to stir the imagination;
• Employ reading and writing as tools for learning;
• Create their own poems using the elements of poetry, the tools and language of the poet.
• Discover the satisfaction in producing a quality poem;