1. How do you define who you are? 2. What makes you different from others?
3. Work with a partner to list each of your personality traits. Then, discuss some traits that you do not possess.
Understand
1. What is the rhyming scheme in this poem? 2. ‘You are not your name.’ Explain the meaning of this line in your own words. 3. What do you think is the main message of this poem?
Explore 3
1. Choose one line of the poem that you can most relate to and explain why you have chosen this line.
2. Suggest an alternative title for the poem and explain your choice. Create
1. In pairs, write an additional two lines that could be added anywhere in the poem. Try to maintain the existing rhyming scheme.
2. (a) Choose a line from the poem that would work as a slogan for an advertising campaign to promote positive mental health in your school. In groups, create an advertisement for this campaign that includes your chosen slogan. Your advertisement can be in any of the following formats:
poster video or short film radio advertisement.
(b) Create a hashtag for a social media campaign to accompany your advertisement.
3. (a) Write your own poem about a personal challenge in the space provided on page 85 of your Portfolio.
(b) Perform your poem for the class and choose one image to accompany your reading of it. After you have performed your poem, explain why you chose this image.
