Thursday - Where are you from?

1) Question sets due for the last two stories - "Handsomest Drowned Man" and "The Chrysanthemums".

• Discuss and then submit.

2) Let's take a little step back today - we've been considering stories, and contexts of stories, and writing about stories... but we have not paid attention to the most relevant story of all - YOURS.

• Where do you come from - discussion.

3) Where do you Come From Poem.

• Handout

I come from the steps of Lakehead University, a child of children...

Assignment: Where are you from?                                                              12 marks

Write your own version of this poem.

·         Be detailed, descriptive and evocative.

·         Include a new title (it does not have to include your name).

·         Be descriptive.

·         Evoke the senses – make me see, taste, smell, feel, hear…

·         Images should be unique and meaningful, colourful and rich.

·         Tap into your story – everyone has one.


Tomorrow: Quiz on terms and Comparing and Contrasting.