Poetry in Everyday Life Lesson

Poetry in Everyday Life
Lesson
Rationale
Duration
Grade
GCOs
SCOs
The purpose of this lesson is to make students aware of how

relevant poetry is in their lives by utilizing various examples.
1-2 class periods (75 minutes each)
ELA 11 (Academic)
Students will be expected to:
GCO 4: Select, read, and view with understanding a
range of literature, information, media, and visual texts
GCO 8: Use writing and other ways of representing to
explore, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings,
experiences, and learning; and to use their imaginations
In relation to this topic students will be expected to:
SCO 4.1: Read a wide variety of print texts recognizing
relevance to their lives and community
SCO 8.3: Make informed choices of language and
techniques to enhance imaginative writing and other
ways of representing
Student Goals/
Outcomes
Instructional
Strategies
Materials
Goals/outcomes for students in this lesson include:

Becoming more aware of the presence of poetry in their
lives in various forms and media
Being able to recognize literary devices within current
songs
Being engaged and respectful of others in class
discussion
Being able to successfully write a found poem using one
of the songs covered in class.
Lecture
Discussion
Listening
Viewing
Reading
PowerPoint
Computer
Lesson
Introduction
Lesson Body
Lesson
Conclusion
Assessment
Extensions
Adaptations
Possible
Projector
Song Lyric and Found Poem Handouts
Have students read their books for about 15-20 minutes
while taking attendance.
Hand out sheets afterward while they are reading.
Begin the lecture by asking students why they think they
should bother to learn about poetry. Discuss this
question as a class.
Go through the PowerPoint slides to highlight for
students examples of poetry in their everyday lives
(cards, books, TV, movies, songs).
Watch the music videos for Katy Perrys Roar, Lordes
Royals, Keith Urban and Miranda Lamberts We Were
Us and Eminem and Rihannas The Monster.
Discuss each song as a class one at a time watching the
video before discussing poetic devices within the song as
a class.
Subsequent to this, show students the example of a found
poem using lyrics in the PowerPoint presentation before
having them write their own found poem using one of the
aforementioned songs.
Have students write a short response (about a paragraph)
about their favourite song. Have them write about who
the song is by and why it is their favourite song. Also
have them write a few of the lyrics since it may not be
one that I am familiar with.
Formative: Students will be assessed on whether they put
in a good effort, complete and hand in their found poem.
Have students that have chosen the same song get
together with their lyric sheet and make a found poem as
a group.
Have students complete an additional found poem using
one of the remaining songs.
Depend on the student
Could use songs students like or their favourite songs,
books and movies if students are asked what they are
ahead of time to make the material more applicable to
them.
Update songs/movies depending on when the lesson is
being taught to keep the material relevant.
Changes for
the Next Time
the Lesson is
Taught
Found Poetry
A found poem is a poem that is constructed by combining meaningful phrases from the text
you are reading. It gives you an opportunity to share some of your favourite words or phrases
from the work-words that create vivid pictures or express significant ideas. Your poem should
reflect your interpretation of the theme or mood of the work you are examining. For this
activity:
1. Choose one of the four songs looked at by the class.
2. Find lines within the song that are particularly interesting or that you just really like.
3. Jot down the words and images that are strongest for you-words that are emotionally
charged, or the most essential to the feeling of the song. Generate a long list.
4. Begin to play with the words and images you have chosen, rearranging them until you
find an order that appeals to you.
Ideas to consider in making your poem:
Place the words that you think are most important at the ends of the lines.
Set off powerful single words on lines by themselves.
Use a repetitive refrain.
Create a pattern: For example, start all of your lines with prepositions, using ing words,
or onomatopoetic words.
Allow yourself to add, subtract, or change words to fit your poem.
Remember to:
Make sure that your poem is at least six lines.
Give your poem a TITLE (it may or may not be different from the song title). Be sure to
give credit to the artist and the song (underlined) that inspired your poem.
Pass in your poem when it is finished. Be sure to include your NAME and ROUGH
work as well as a NEAT, handwritten GOOD copy.
BE CREATIVE!!!
Katy Perry "Roar"
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath

Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
Get ready 'cause Ive had enough
I see it all, I see it now
[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Youre gonna hear me roar
Now Im floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground

Get ready cause Ive had enough
I see it all, I see it now
[Chorus]
Cause I am a champion and youre gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar...
Ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar...
Keith Urban (feat. Miranda

Lambert) We Were Us
Rearview crosses
Railroad ties
Oh, Hail Marys
Friday nights
Heartbeat baby
Low-beam lights
God, I miss when you were mine
[Chorus:]
Back when that song was a song
I could sing along without thinkin bout you every time it came on
Every beat, every line, every word, every time
When a road was a road
I could roll on through without wishin that empty seat was you
Money was gas, dreams were dust
Love was fast and we were us
Shotgun sunset
A cool mint kiss
Backseat promise
Breaking it
Floorboard feeling
County lines
God, I miss when you were mine
[Repeat Chorus]
In a sleepy town, just jumping in
Far too young to know that summers end
We were us, we can't go back
It's what it is, but God I miss

[Repeat Chorus]
Every beat, every line, every word, every single time
I just close my eyes and you're ridin shotgun
You and me, baby, on the run
I can feel your heartbeat, baby
Lorde Royals"
[Verse 1]
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
In a torn-up town, no postcode envy
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose,1 trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal,2 Maybach,3 diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.
And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood,
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.
[Verse 2]
My friends and Iwe've cracked the code.
1 Grey Goose Vodka
2 Cristal is a form of sparkling wine produced by Louis Roederer
3 Maybach luxury automobiles
We count our dollars on the train to the party.

And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this,
We didn't come for money.
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom.
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair
It don't run in our blood
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Ooh ooh oh
We're bigger than we ever dreamed,
And I'm in love with being queen.
Ooh ooh oh
Life is great without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair.
It don't run in our blood
We crave a different kind of buzz
Eminem The Monster (ft. Rihanna)
[Chorus - Rihanna]
I'm friends with the monster
That's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're trying to save me
Stop holding your breath
And you think I'm crazy
Yeah, you think I'm crazy (crazy)
[Eminem - Verse 1]
I wanted the fame, but not the cover of Newsweek
Oh well, guess beggers can't be choosey
Wanted to receive attention for my music
Wanted to be left alone, public excuse me
Been wanting my cake, I need it too
Wanting it both ways
Fame may be a balloon cause my ego inflated
When I blew seep it was confusing
Cause all I wanted to do is be the Bruce Lee4 of loose leaf
Abused ink, used it as a tool when I blew steam
Hit the lottery (oh wee)
With what I gave up to get was bittersweet
It was like winning a huge meet
Ironic 'cause I think I'm getting so huge I need a shrink
I'm beginning to lose sleep: one sheep, two sheep
4 A Hong Kong American martial artist, who is widely believed to be one of the most
influential martial artists of all time.
Going cucko and cuckier as Kool Keith5

But I'm actually weirder than you think
Cause I'm...
[Chorus]
That's under my bed
Yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothing

[Eminem - Verse 2]
Now I ain't much of a poet
But I know somebody once told me to seize the moment
And don't squander it
Cause you never know when it all could be over
Tomorrow so I keep conjuring
Sometimes I wonder where these thoughts spawn from
(Yeah, ponder it, do you wonder there's no wonder you're losing your mind the way you're
brought up?)
I think you've been wandering off down yonder and stumbled on Jeff VanVonderen6
Cause I needed an intervention in this to intervene between me and this monster
And save me from myself and all this conflict
Cause the very things that I love is killing me and I can't conquer it
My OCD is clonking me in the head
Keep knocking, nobody's home, I'm sleepwalking
I'm just relaying what the voice of my head saying
Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just friends with the...
[Chorus]
5 American rapper from the Bronx.
6 An author, motivational speaker, former pastor and interventionist who is best
known for his appearances on the A&E reality show Intervention.

That's under my bed
[Eminem - Verse 3]
Call me crazy, but I had this vision
One day that I'd walk amongst you regular civilians
But until then drums get killed I'm coming straight at
Emcees, blood get spilled and I
Take it back to the days that I get on a Dre7 track
Give every kid who got played gat
Pumped the villian and s*** that say back
To the kids who played 'em
I ain't here to save the f****** children
But if one kid out of a hundred million
Who are going through a struggle feels and relates that's great
It's payback, Russell Wilson8 falling way back
In the draft, turn nothing into something, still can make that
Straw in the gold chump I will spend
Rumpelstiltskin9 in a hay stack
Maybe I need a straightjacket, face facts
I am nuts for real, but I'm okay with that
It's nothing, I'm still friends with a...
[Bridge]
7 Dr. Dre, an American record producer, rapper and entrepreneur, who oversaw
Eminems career.
8 American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and active volunteer in
the Seattle, Washington area.
9 Protagonist in a fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm.

That's under my bed
That's under my bed

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The purpose of this lesson is to make students aware of how

Goals/outcomes for students in this lesson include:

Katy Perry "Roar"

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)

Keith Urban (feat. Miranda

It's what it is, but God I miss

We count our dollars on the train to the party.

Eminem The Monster (ft. Rihanna)

Going cucko and cuckier as Kool Keith5

Well, that's nothing

I'm friends with the monster

I'm friends with the monster

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