Check your understanding 1. Who is the speaker in this poem? Who do they address the poem to? 2. Write down two things that the speaker imagines the person doing to the ant.
3. Make a list of the excuses that the person gives to justify killing the ant. 4. What is the most vivid image in this poem, in your opinion? 5. What is the theme of this poem?
BEING CREATIVE COMMUNICATION MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING R E E L
Personal response Magnifying Glass by Tim Seibles is an example of a free-verse poem. Unlike, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth, it doesn’t have a rhyming scheme. It is written in natural speech, i.e. it sounds as though someone is speaking rather than reciting poetry. Do you like free-verse poetry? Write a 100-word email to your teacher explaining why you would or would not like your class to explore more poems like this one.
MANAGING MYSELF COMMUNICATION
WORKING WITH OTHERS LITERACY
MANAGING MYSELF NUMERACY
BEING CREATIVE LITERACY
STAYING WELL Create
MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING BEING CREATIVE
Imagine you walk around looking at the world with a magnifying glass for a day. Write a free-verse poem about the things that you notice.
WORKING WITH OTHERS
Success Criteria: I am writing in free-verse style: n I am using words that sound good together, but I am avoiding rhyming schemes. n I am using natural speech.NUMERACY
NUMERACY WORKING WITH OTHERS STAYING WELL n I am using punctuation, line breaks and detail. Once you have a final draft of your poem, share it with your class. STAYING WELL
