Poetry Club: Reading and Analyzing Stories in Verse
Mr. Hodge
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In this ongoing course, students will analyze and discuss stories as they appear in verse.
Class experience
US Grade 7 - 9
This is an ongoing course designed to critically analyze and discuss classic poetry. Age and national origin of the poems will vary, but all will be taught in the English Language. Poems will be read and discussed as a group. This will be a chance for students to expand on their critical thinking skills, and practice taking notes and speaking their ideas in front of a group. I will read the poems aloud to the class. This will be followed by annotation on a second read-through. Students will...
This class is taught in English.
Learning goals include, but are not limited to: reading comprehension, note-taking, critical thinking and reasoning, and speaking/communication.
As an English Teacher, I have worked with war poetry before. Primarily because the imagery is so much more vivid and visceral, and they show a certain evolution in the view on warfare: ranging from glorification to horror, especially as mankind has grown (even verses from the Old Testament of the Bible contain scenes of battle).
Homework Offered
Students may be asked to bring a poem of their choosing to class, for which a link will need to be provided.0 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students will be informally assessed upon the conclusion of class based on participation and responses.Grades Offered
One will never go amiss in any reading course by bringing, at a bare minimum, paper and a writing instrument.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
There will be poetry related to warfare: from ancient Greece through modern times.
Poetry sources will primarily come off the internet.
Greetings and salutations! I am Mr. Hodge, and I come from a very varied background! I am an English teacher by trade, and a History buff by nature. I am skilled with a book, hammer, and soil. I know about health and nutrition, and I dabble in the...
Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 29 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-15
1-10 learners per class
