If life is a play.....what will YOUR verse be?

Remember last month how we were inspired to keep different kinds of Journals?  Well, pull those journals out for this weeks lens and get ready to be inspired!!!  A journal is a great place to write poetry. What do you think when you hear the word POETRY? Does it make you nervous, excited, sad?  Watch this clip to get your creative juices flowing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS1esgRV4Rc



Required
  Study the life of Eliza R Snow.  She is sometimes referred to as Zion's Poetess. Learn about her and teach us what you discover.  How did she emulate the principle of being STEADFAST? 


Here are some links to get you started


https://www.lds.org/liahona/1987/09/eliza-r-snow?lang=eng




Free ebook  "The Life and Labors of Eliza R Snow"  http://books.google.com/books?id=wXFNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=eliza+r+snow+poem+for+thomas+jefferson&source=bl&ots=8Z_Meh1Bsf&sig=XMTdsxZEljEoLpHGn1dQ93yBSQI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uPZcVLe7GM78yQTJw4D4Cg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=eliza%20r%20snow%20poem%20for%20thomas%20jefferson&f=false









Do you have a favorite poem that she wrote and why?  Did you know that she was asked to write a poem at the death of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams as they died on the same day in 1826? 


Did you know that Eliza R Snow wrote several hymns in our hymn book?  Come prepared to share a favorite hymn or you may even perform it on the piano or an instrument of choice.




Choose to do 1 or more of the following
 #1  Research the different types of poetry. 
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-terms?category=forms-and-types


#2  You may like to try your hand at some poetry and share with the class. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYB3u9714IQ
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/12-Ways-to-Write-a-Poem


  Five easy steps to writing a slam poem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f8VcV8v2LE







#3  There are many poets and poetess.  Pick a person to research and share some of their poems. 


Here are some to choose from

               William Shakespeare

                Emily Dickenson

                Walt Whitman

                Robert Frost

               Edgar Allen Poe

              W.B. Yeats

              William Wordsworth

              Langston Hughes

             Elizabeth Barrett Browning

              Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 Gutenburg.org has free poetry in the public domain http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Poetry_(Bookshelf)#Children.27s








#4  Write a Haiku   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qP-kx19zgw






#5   Is there any poetry in scripture?  Tell us about some. 


Wow!  If you really wanted to go the EXTRA mile you could read this article and try to explain it to me.  https://www.lds.org/ensign/1990/06/understanding-old-testament-poetry?lang=eng


The sky is the limit here!!  Please feel free to research some of your own unique ideas about poetry.  The more YOU research the more we all learn!!  That is what this is all about.  SO.... come ready to teach and inspire us!!