What is poetry?

How would you define Poetry?

Many people are able to identify what poetry is but are unable to explain it to someone else.

Imagine that we had a group of grade one students visiting from a nearby Elementary School and they were curious about poetry.  How would you explain it to them?

In the comment section post an explanation of what poetry means.

Feel free to look up common definitions online to get you started but remember that your definition needs to be clear enough for a student in grade one to understand.

Next find a quote about poetry that you really like.  Include the quote, the author and why you believe it illustrates what poetry is.

Here are some quotes that I like:

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.

Plato (BC 427-BC 347) Greek philosopher

I find this quote interesting because I think poetry is sometimes able to express emotion and thought better than any other form of writing. Reading a poem from a war survivor will leave you feeling more empathy than reading the facts of that war.

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.  

Percy Shelley,A Defence of Poetry, 1821

I find that poets seem to be able to find beauty in all things, even the unimaginably disturbing.

Finally, find a poem that you like and put it in your response as well.  Make sure you include the author, identify one poetic device used and explain why you like it.

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Ads, ads everywhere!

Are you able to DECONSTRUCT an ad??

We are inundated with ads all the time in society today!  We need to be savvy readers and responders to this information.  As we have seen in the video from last day, many of us are already distrustful of ad content and base our opinions more on what our peer groups say.  We know that ads are there to sell us a product but are you able to see how they are put together to persuade us?

These questions will help you to deconstruct any ad:

Who is the Target Audience?

How is art used in the ad to make it more appealing?

What language is used to convince you to buy the product?

How does the layout catch your eye?

What overall feeling does the ad create?

Please find an ad that you find particularly good.  Describe what the ad is and then post a link to the image.
Answer the following 5 questions in full sentences.

A changing world!!

Is Social Media a fad?
Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?

Check out the video below and then tell us what you thought! What was something that struck you as the most interesting? Why???????

Once you have commented, search for your own video/article/image that you find interesting and that is relevant to the topic of social media. Post it to the comment section and tell us why you chose it!