Posts Tagged poetry

the Tree of Lost and Found

Posted by kmcg2375 in english on September 9, 2008

The Tree of Lost and Found : another great project by The Red Room Company!

The Tree of Lost and Found is a collection of created and found poetry, created by students from Newtown Public School.  The poems have been tied to the ‘tree of lost and found’, and will be on display in Newtown until late Septemner, when it will be moved to the foyer of the Carriageworks.

Until then you can visit it and add your own poem!

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Voicethread

Posted by kmcg2375 in school, social media on August 24, 2008

I can’t wait to start using Voicethread next Term!  I first heard about this tool at the AATE conference in July, and it turns out a few of my colleagues have been using it for awhile…if anyone has links to Voicethread projects they have done with their students I’d love to see them!

My initial thoughts are that I would like to use Voicethread for:

  • Year 9 poetry unit – students compose poetry and read it aloud with accompanying images for other students to view.  Perhaps also some collaborative poetry writing?
  • Debating Training – One week debates.  Students can record a real debate.  Starts with 1st Affirmative speaker, then following speakers get 24 hours each to respond; runs like a ‘real’ debate.

Some great tips and ideas for using Voicethread can be found on Wesley Fryer’s blog.  I have just joined the English Group on the Voicethread Ning, and am hoping to get more ideas and tips from there.

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recycling ‘The Journey’

Posted by kmcg2375 in school on August 5, 2008

This term our English faculty have decided to teach Area of Study-style units with our Year 10 classes, in preparation for the concepts and style of learning that they will encounter in Stage 6.  While most teachers are using the old HSC units on Change, a couple of us have elected to study The Journey instead…another recycled HSC topic 🙂

In the spirit of preparing the students for Year 11, I’m reflecting the new, broad AOS topic of Belonging by simply teaching the overall concept of The Journey i.e. not breaking this down into a smaller topic of either Physical, Inner or Imaginative Journeys. Read the rest of this entry »

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