Poetry

[|PicLits] Create poems using PicLits. Take a snapshot of them and paste into iMovie Create an iMovie

=**What is a lune?** = Watch the lunes on this site and come up with a definition of a lune [|Animal Lunes]

First line: 3 words Second line: 5 words Third line: 3 words


 * 1) Think of something to write a lune about.
 * 2) Write the 'lune' into Pages or into a notebook
 * 3) Search for a picture to match your lune using [|FlickrCC]
 * 4) Click on a picture you like and save it to iPhoto
 * 5) Use iMovie to create your lune
 * 6) Create a series of lunes and put into your digital portfolio.

Scholastic Poetry : meet a poet and ideas for creating poems

[|Rhymer] Online rhyming dictionary

Poetry idea engine

=ASSESSMENT=

__Poetry Portfolio__
Create a poetry portfolio using iMovie. Your portfolio will include a movie with
 * minimum of three piclits
 * minimum of three lunes
 * minimum of one haiku poem
 * any other poems that you'd like to feature that you've created

Mission :
You need to create a presentation where you explain your research (task two) and present your ballad.(task 3 and 4) Your ballad will be read by you and put into iMovie. Some of you may choose to use Garageband before adding to iMovie.

Task one
Choose a ballad by Banjo Patterson or Henry Lawson from this site. [|Resources]

Task two
Research Information about what a ballad is Information about the poet Information about the poem and how or why it was created.

Task three
Research different ways ballads can be presented in a movie format. Go to 'YouTube' and search for Australian ballads, the name of your poet or the name of the poem you've chosen

Task four
Creating your movie
 * collect videos / photos you'll be using for your movie
 * practice reading your ballad and then record it
 * compile your movie
 * export to iWeb and reflect on your experience