Poetry Yr 2 TTO 2025-26

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

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                                                                         WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Translation of sonnet 18

Shall I compare you to a summer’s day? You are more lovely and more moderate: Harsh winds disturb the delicate buds of May, and summer doesn’t last long enough. Sometimes the sun is too hot, and its golden face is often dimmed by clouds. All beautiful things eventually become less beautiful, either by the experiences of life or by the passing of time. But your eternal beauty won’t fade, nor lose any of its quality. And you will never die, as you will live on in my enduring poetry. As long as there are people still alive to read poems this sonnet will live, and you will live in it.

Shakespeare refers to the beauty of his lover of who we know this would have been a man. But he compares the beauty of the lover with nature: a summer's day, buds of May. 

Poetry project

What do you know about poems? 

Does anyone of you ever read poems? 

What do you think this poem means?

Do you know any famous poets? 

- William Shakespeare

- Edgar Allen Poe 

- Oscar Wilde

- Emily Dickinson

What the message in this poem?

Another version of a poem is a blackout poem in which you black out a piece of text, but leave open certain words that you want to use. You create sentences with those blackouts and in this way, you create a certain message/line/and so on. 

Your own black out poem

With the paper you receive, colour your own black out poem. 

Give it a swirl and be creative!

Assignment

You are going to write your own poem and recite it to class.

It must have eight lines

Its subject is your choice

Explain what the poem is about

Today's lesson: Haiku

POETRY PROJECT

Goal: familiarise yourself with a haiku and its rules

Goal: make your own haiku about a pre-given subject

What do you notice?

What do both poems have in common?

What is a haiku?

It's an ancient form of poetry which originates in Japan. 

Its often themed around nature and feelings about the natural world. 

It follows a set pattern. 

Haiku rules to writing

Your assignment for today's class

Choose one of the three topics written below.

Make a haiku about that topic, and stick to the writing rule.

Structure:                                      Topic: 

5 syllables                                     1. Spring

7 syllables                                     2. School

5 syllables                                     3. Birds

Submit your haiku here

Today's lesson: Acrostic Poems

POETRY PROJECT

Goal: you understand what an acrostic poem is and what the rules of it are.

Goal: you can write your own acrostic poem within your chosen subject.

What is an acrostic poem?

Think - pair - share

What do they have in common?

What is an acrostic poem?

An acrostic poem

It's a simple form of poetry with plenty of variety. 

You start by spelling out the topic of the poem vertically. 

Often a single word, but more are certainly allowed!

How to start

1. Choose a subject
2. Make a mindmap if you're clueless
3. Spell it vertically
4. The best thing is that you don't have to start with line one! 
5. A sentence can stop midway to continue on the next line and letter!
6. Try to focus on sensory imagery.

Sensory imagery is language that draws on the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Your reader will be able to understand abstract concepts like “love” or “hope” better if they can imagine specific details through their bodies.

Let's go!

Two options: 

1. Make a mindmap about subject B together and then start

2. You already have an idea and you can start right away

Choose one of the three topics below:

A. Love            B. School              C. Valentine         D. ... 

Done?

Work on your poem for the poetry project.

Remember you can choose one of the forms we've discussed; haiku, acrostic, or a black out poem. You can also write one without a pre-assigned format. 

Your poem must have at least eight lines

Done done? Rehearse your poem

Submit your acrostic poem here!

Have you achieved today's goals?

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