Module+F+Poetry,+Writing+and+ICT


 * Module F: Poetry, writing and ICT**



====// ‘Part of the spell of poetry is the rhythm of language, used by poets who understand how powerful a factor rhythm can be, how compelling and unforgettable. Almost anything put into rhyme is more memorable than the same thing in prose. Why this is, no one knows completely, though the answer is surely rooted far down in the biology by means of which we exist; in the circulation of the blood that goes forth from the heart and comes back, and in the repetition of breathing’ (James Dicky, []) //====

Technology can be used to make access to a diverse range of poetry easier for all students, and enable students to publish their original poems.

**Poetry Sites**
 * ABC A Pod of Poets: [|Pod of Poets]
 * Billy Collin's poetry: [|Animated poetry readings]
 * Recordings of poets: [|Audio poetry collections]
 * [|Poetry readings]
 * Shakespeare's sonnets: [|Sonnet readings]
 * Poetry Connection: [|Poetry resources]
 * William Blake's poetry: [|TATE]
 * Protest Poetry: [|Prezi on Protest Poetry]
 * Edgar Allan Poe: [|Resources for Poe's poetry]
 * John Keats'[|Resources for Keats]
 * Australian Poets: [|Poetry Library]
 * A. S. Kline's FREE Poetry Archive: [|Great poems]
 * Excellent teaching ideas using Spicynodes (an online mindmap): [|Poetry ideas]
 * Billy Collins’ poetry: ‘Walking Across the Atlantic’ [] ‘Forgetfulness’ []; ‘Some Days’ []; ‘Now and Then’ []; ‘Budapest’ [] – America’s former poet laureate’s poetry animated evocatively.
 * ** Rap and performance Poetry: **
 * Omar Musa: My Generation - (M rated) [|My Generation]; What will be left of us? (Dystopia) [|What will be left of us?];
 * Taylor Mali, What do teachers make? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5yg0u1MkDI, Totally like whatever, you know, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGAMd-tT6fQ
 * Sarah Kay, For my Daughter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sSfbQk7DxE, Hiroshima, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXb9N2cVUs4
 * Rick Mayall, The Theatre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Ho9T2TcPY
 * Maya Angelou And I still rise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqOqo50LSZ0 and the comic version at [|zen pencils]; "A Brave and Startling Truth"; "I Know why the Caged Bird Sings"
 * Ben Norris, [|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEMQCJ6_FMI]
 * Shane Koyczan, 'To this Day' - [|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa1iS1MqUy4]
 * WWI Poetry: [|Oxford site for WWI poetry]
 * Sheer Poetry: [|Poetry resources]
 * Slam Poets: [|Poetry Slam]
 * Hip hop Shakespeare: [|Hip Hop poetry]
 * How to be a slam poet: [|Slam poetry]
 * Kate Tempest's performance poetry: [|Slam poetry]
 * The Berlin Wall poetry: [|Voices Compassion Education]
 * Teaching poetry: [|Poetry Archive]
 * Taha Muhammad Ali ‘Revenge’
 * Benjamin Zephaniah’s “Dis Poetry”
 * Erin Bolens – "Patchwork Poem
 * L-FRESH the Lion - performance poet - go to YouTube, such as [|I Stay Faithful]
 * Alice Oswald’s “Shadow”, “The Self Playing Instrument of Water” and “Evaporations”
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**Create Poetry Online** **Glossary of Poetic Terms**
 * [|Instant poetry]
 * [|Poetic Terms]
 * [|Poetic terms]
 * [|Literary terms] - an outstanding site for literary terms and links to so much more!


 * Writing and ICT **

Why use ICT to enhance writing? It fosters:
 * Confidence: Spell check; typing; models and exemplars
 * Inspiration: The ideas and getting started!
 * Planning: Mindmaps
 * Craft to artistry: The writing process becomes a focus
 * Vocabulary: Find synonyms and access exemplar texts
 * Refinement:Self and peer editing
 * Collaboration and reflection: Wikis, Blogs, Voicethread, Google Docs - jointly construct text

**Digital Texts** In producing digital stories, students address concepts which are common to both print and film – character, setting, genre and narrative structure – drawing on their wider cultural knowledge. This generation of students is drawn to the visual. Garth Boomer stated that "Stories are the lifeblood of our nation."

One way to focus on the craft and artistry of writing, and tap into the creativity of your students is to get to create digital narratives using technology. They can add the images, voiceover, sound and even video clips. If you restrict it to 300 words and get them to focus on: powerful verbs, imagery and even include a motif such as a mirror and a concept such as duplicity, then the students refine their writing skills and 'play' with words and syntax. They will find voice, confidence and structure in their writing.
 * A digital timeline
 * Choose your own adventure in powerpoint or slideshow
 * A podcast
 * A digital poem
 * Alternative perspectives
 * A news report
 * A travel tale in Google Earth

**Sites**
 * TED talks to inspire writing: [|TED Talks]
 * A Game about writing: [|Elegy for a Dead World]
 * Paradigm writing - brilliant resource on teaching writing:[|Writing]
 * Photo Story 3 can be downloaded from: []
 * [an|http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/audiovideo/sites/about/pages/howto.shtml:] an interesting site where students can view interesting digital stories and learn how to create them.
 * Digitales, []
 * Digitales, [] (Sydney – multicultural stories)
 * Centre for Digital Stories, []
 * Changing Lives, [] - digital stories by seven young Iraqi women living in Western Sydney
 * ACMI Digital Stories, []
 * Photobus, []
 * Youth Central, []
 * Creative Commons, [] - access to copyright free music, images and videos
 * Resources for Creating Digital Stories, EDNA, []
 * Story Centre, []
 * The Process - []
 * Stories, []
 * Animation station, []
 * Stories of Service, [] – war veterans in America share their digital stories
 * ** Celtx: @http://www.celtx.com/ - Free software for scriptwriting and storyboarding. **
 * Songs to inspire writing: [|Songs]
 * 50 ways story ideas
 * [|elements of digital storytelling]
 * [|Life Stories]
 * Tips for good writing: [|Writing Center]

** Short Stories **

 * Wonderful short stories: [|Classic short stories]

Imaginative writing and creativity
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