Writing poetry versus analyzing poetry are two completely different things. On one hand when writing poetry, most of the time, you're spilling your emotions and feelings onto paper. While on the other hand analyzing poetry is depicting what someone else is feeling, and people are mysterious so it is hard to depict that. While in class we, as the students, had to write our own poems. And the questions at hand are,
- How did writing about poetry inform your own poetry, and vice versa?
- What did you learn from this experience that you could use in your future teaching?
Now for what I learned with this experience and how I would use it for my future teaching.
I learned that this would be a fun and interactive opportunity that I could share with my future students. It would make students feel like they could express themselves in a new way, and it would help the class learn more about each other as a whole. This assignment would also give them something fun to do in the classroom, making them want to learn more; which excites me more than anything.
I love how you used an image in your post, it was a nice touch to it. As for the substance, I can see how in your future teachings, this lesson is perfect, especially in regards to a younger audience (like middle school and high school students). It makes students want to go to class and interact with their classmates, because for all I can remember, I dreaded going into a class that was so monotone and boring. Though a lecture can be beneficial, it does make the students lack communication and integration skills. Sometimes you don't even get to know the person next to you. Poetry provides students knowledge on a difficult art and slam poetry allows them to actually present them with vivid interpretations. The only problem I had with your post, however, was the size of the text (take in mind I don't have to best vision, laugh out loud). Even when I did put my glasses, I occasionally had to squint to read your post.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I fixed the sizing :D
DeleteHello, Carissa.
ReplyDeleteI shared a similar experience with you when I wrote my poem. I spent a lot of time thinking of what others might think if they were to read my poem. Would they be confused by this phrase? What if they interpret this in a completely different context? Questions such as these plagued my mind and caused me to scrap entire poems; I kept thinking that it wouldn't make sense. That being said, I also found the idea sort of neat. I liked the idea of writing something that people would constantly ask questions about, things that would get readers to second-guess. There's just something inherently cool about something only you can fully understand. In that sense, I agree with you, sometimes it's better to just write what you want. You can build your own audience like that and still feel accomplished with what you wrote.
I laughed out loud when I read "no matter what people will always be confused"! I completely agree! And I'm finding out that maybe poetry isn't so bad after all, as long as I just keep that in mind. Even if it isn't a matter of being confused or not, you might feel confident that you understand the poem in all its glory, and then read a writing from the author and you were completely off base! That's why I loved that in class we brought up that one isn't more important or more valuable than the other; the reader's take and the author's intention are both equally weighted.
ReplyDeleteHi Carissa! I seemed to have had the same trouble as you :) It was so hard to figure out what to write about! It took me the whole week of brainstorming to figure out anything that had the slight possibility of becoming a myth. Once I found my topic though it pieced itself together almost on its own. I also really enjoyed this assignment and would also love to assign it to my future students! Great post! I loved your insight and perspective.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Abby Mazenod