Preparing for our Presentation

You have all worked so hard! Here are some pictures of the rehearsal we had here in the library. Can you guess which civilizations these students portray? Can you guess the perspective of poetry these students will voice?

Remember that when presenting, Ms. Papoff will be assessing you on your use of choral dramatization. Here is a checklist to keep in mind that comes from Drama and Dance/Movement: A Beginner's Handbook, p. 163

• TEMPO (variations of fast and slow)
• VOLUME (variations of loud and soft)
• COLOUR (atmosphere, mood, feeling behind the words)
• RHYTHM (clapping, stamping, patsching, vocal patterns)
• VOICE (keywords, many voices, single voices)
• MOVEMENT (in unison, in contrast to stillness)
  
  

Final Poetry Selection

Apart from your two voice poems that you will present, I would also like to see your collection of poetry.
Using the poetry rules bookmark that we have given you, I would like you to look over all of the poems that you have written in your writer's notebook. Then, you must revise each poem, before writing it in good copy. You will then give me a collection of your poems with a self-assessment about how much you have learned throughout this poetry. This is all coming up...Stay tuned for more information...

Senses Poem using the same Research Paragraph

I Wish I Was You
I am Layla.
I am the Queen's Loyal Slave.
I see her beauty
I smell her clean linen clothes.
I hear the Pharaoh tell her how beautiful she is.
I taste the sweat from my face created by my wool wig
I touch a reflection of her in the mirror
She is who I want to be
Does she know that I even exist?

From Research to Paragraph

I am Layla.
I am the Queen's Loyal Slave
I wish I had...
Beautiful makeup
(as does my Queen)
beautiful jewellery
(as does my Queen)
beautiful linen.
(as does my Queen)
Beautiful Egyptians.
Protect our eyes with eyeliner
Protect our shave heads with wigs
Protect our bodies with linen
We protect but sometimes forget little feet
Rich red lips
my poor bare burned ones
I wish I could have some ochre
Golden jewellery
my poor bare neck
I wish I had
what she has
But I w a t c h her beauty,
I h
o
p
e she knows
how happy I am to be
able to help her
look that beautiful.
I am Layla.
I am the Queen's loyal slave.

Research Paragraph

What did Ancient Egyptians wear and why?

Men and women in Egypt love to wear makeup, linen clothes and jewels. Egyptians wear eyeliner to protect their eyes from the sun, both rich and poor. Lots of Egyptian women cover their lips with red soil called ochre. Boys wore more makeup then girls. The Egyptians shaved their hear and girls wore a wig to protect their heads. If you were poor, you would not own a lot of accessories such as jewellery or clothes. The rich Egyptians wore gold rings and necklaces such as a steatite and gold rings. Even if they were poor, they wore linen clothes. Sometimes, they wore kilts or sleeveless tunics. Clothes were made out of flax and linen. Most of the kids were in bare feet. Often children didn't wear any clothes. Now you know why Egyptians love fashion.

Same paragraph, written in a different perspective.

I am Layla. I am the Queen's loyal slave. I wish I were as beautiful as she was. I admire her makeup, jewellery and linen clothes. I try to dress as she does. Let me share how beautiful Egyptians are. I wear eyeliner to protect my eyes from the sun made of kohl, so does my queen. All women colour their lips and cheeks with red soil called ochre. Boys wear more makeup than girls (you should see the Pharaoh!) Whether rich or poor, we all wear makeup. We all shave our hair and girls wear a wig to protect us. My wig is wool and hot. I wish I had a lighter one like my queen's human hair (their wigs were fancy like makeup). Since I'm poor, I can't own a lot of accessories, jewellery or makeup. Cleopatra wears a beautiful gold and steatit ring and necklace. We all wear linen. Sometimes I wear kilts or sleeveless tunics. Clothes are made of flax and linen. Most of the kids wear bare feet (ouch! That's hot!) Often children didn't wear any clothes (I am glad I am bigger now). Now you know why I love fashion.

The words we have selected were chosen because they were important to the research but also we liked the mood, feeling and attitude that they created. We sometimes chose words that sounded good in our ears and tasted good in our mouths.

A character from Ancient Civilization

Look at the image below.
Select a character.
Use words to describe the feelings, attitudes and mood and create a poem.

Look at the image again.
Select a character.
Complete a senses poem:
I see....
I hear...
I feel...
I smell...
I taste...
I am...

Self-Evaluation

Please assess yourself using the checklist in the page element. Your vote will be private- your name will not be shown.
After you vote, please then write a comment about your overall performance in our poetry unit. Using words, describe your learning. What are you proud of? What grade would you give yourself at then end of this unit? What did you learn about poetry that you didn't know before? How will you use what you have learned in the future?

We look forward to seeing your votes and to also read your evaluations.
Ms. Papoff and Ms. Vlassopoulos