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Poetry Reading & Paint Class

In this ongoing class, we will be reading poetry, and students will be tasked with painting their favorite line.
Miss Shauna
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1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

Not only will students be introduced to wonderful classic poems by some of my favorite writers, but they will also be tasked with painting or drawing a scene from one of their favorite lines of the poem. 

Each week we will:
-Read the featured poem 
-Learn about the author's life and history
-Paint our favorite scene from the poem
-Perform literary analysis of the poem
-If time allows, attempt to write our own poem! 

Since I am a literary theory major, we will be diving into the poems a little deeper! What is the theme or tone of the poem? Why did the author use specific word choices to create a mental image? What are the examples of imagery, personification, metaphors, similes, or signifiers? Who is the intended audience for the poem, and what is the overall message? 

We'll also be identifying rhyme schemes such as ABAB and AABA and when to use each to be more effective as a writer. If students finish their painting early they are more than welcome to take a whack at writing their own poem and I'll illustrate it while they write!



Week June 21: Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein 

Week July 1 : The Raven - Edgar Allen Poe
Week July 7: Song of Myself - Walt Whitman (An Excerpt) 
Week July 14: Alone - Maya Angelou
Week July 21: The Naming of Cats - TS Eliot

Week August 1: The Fish - Mary Oliver 
Week August 7 : A Narrow Fellow in the Grass - Emily Dickinson 
Week August 14 : Morning - Mary Oliver 
Week August 21 : The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

.... and more to come!
Learning Goals
Students will be introduced to several writers, poems, and writing styles.
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Supply List
Students should bring their own paper and art supplies to class. They are more than welcome to paint, draw, sketch, etc. Procreate is also allowed on iPads.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
  • Youtube
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In April I will be graduating with my bachelors in creative writing where I took many poetry classes as well as double majoring in literature theory analysis.  

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$14

weekly
1x per week
30 min

Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
1-6 learners per class

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