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This article is about

high school teacher and poet Fukishima poet - Ryoichi Wago

stuck around at his familiar grounds after the 2011 earthquake and captured his anguish (strong emotions) in a series of moving and poetic tweets in real time (write on twitter, the tweets were - later compiled into a book “Pebbles of Poetry”)

Writers are affected by significant events and sought an outlet through writing.

eg. quote “I will fill the devastated Fukushima with words” - as a form of coping mechanism by the writer

Through life experiences - unfortunate incidents -  loss of possessions, identities - writers make connections to ownself, texts (read and written) and world.

Both writers experienced loss and learnt to cope with grief.

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Group 3 -  Group Template - Non-Fiction Texts.docx

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Group 3 - Copy of Group Template for What makes a Poem.docx

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Vestibulum congue Features of The Apple Shape poetry Repetition of adjectives Features of The Tiger Short lines 4 lines per stanza Rhyming pattern aabb Ends with question mark Similarities between the two poems Uses adjectives Describes a single item My 1 sentence definition of poetry: Jasmine

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Junaina Leman RC LTD Day 2 Comparison Chart - Love That Boy and The Tiger

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Geeta Group 4 - The Pasture by Robert Frost & Street music by Arnold Adoff 

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Geeta Group 4 - The Pasture by Robert Frost & Street music by Arnold Adoff 

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The Pasture - elements of nature - pasture, cow / calf. Poem is read calmly slowly in an iambic pentameter; evokes calmness.
Street Music - bustling city, man-made noises & sounds; use of onomatopoeia; fast-paced.
Similarities - personal involvement within a space.

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Geeta Group 4 - The Pasture by Robert Frost & Street music by Arnold Adoff 

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Geeta Group 4 - The Pasture by Robert Frost & Street music by Arnold Adoff 

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The Pasture - elements of nature - pasture, cow / calf. Poem is read calmly slowly in an iambic pentameter; evokes calmness.
Street Music - bustling city, man-made noises & sounds; use of onomatopoeia; fast-paced.
Similarities - personal involvement within a space.

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RC Love that Dog Comparision Chart (Group 1)_Audrey

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Vestibulum congue Features of The Apple One word Simple descriptions Poem forms a shape Statements Features of The Tiger Rhyming words Complex sentence structures Vivid descriptions Verses Questions Use of archaic language e.g. thy, thee Similarities between the two poems The use of adjectives De...

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Copy of RC LTD Day 2 Comparison Chart - Firdaus

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Jack's conflict with himself at various stages of growth, e.g.
His idea of writing poetry and having to write one
His wish to be recognised versus his low confidence/shyness of his work being shown

Not wanting to share about his experience with his dog but writing about it in a somewhat inconspicuous manner
Then slowly growing to sharing about the details of his grief and trauma to enable himself to move past the incident by writing about it

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Jack's inner conflict - struggle with using poetry (which he doesn't seem to get/enjoy initially but slowly starts to enjoy) as an avenue to express his grief over the loss of his dog

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Jack struggles within himself ...to like and/or write poetry...and whether what he writes is worthy enough to be published.

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Jack does not want to write poems and thinks that he can't one. However, he started writing poems, unknowingly at times, and keeps getting better at it.

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Jack's resistance towards poetry writing. He seems to be gender-biased against the idea of having to craft a poem.

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Jack's lack of confidence in writing poetry. Through his journey in poetry, he found his voice through his poems and became more confident as a poet.

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Conflict with self: The duality of his character  as he struggles with his emotions and his personal image

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Jack's personal struggle to step out into the world of poetry, writing poems,
and later, sharing his poems with others.

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His dog died and he could not open up to talk about it as he loves that dog very much.

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The conflict in LTD is Jack's low self- esteem when it comes to poetry and some preconceived notion that boys do not write any. However, it quickly becomes his tool and outlet for self-expression especially when Sky died.

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Jack's disdain for poetry and his low self-esteem.

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Jacks attempts to express himself; yet he doesn't want to be identified. He just isn't confident enough.

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Jack’s understanding of poetry as well as his confidence in writing a poem

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Jack’s understanding of poetry as well as his confidence in writing a poem

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The conflict can be seen in the resistance Jack writes about what he wants to write and what his teacher suggests for him. And his constant need to add his opinions to the various comments by his teacher.

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Jack does not have confidence in writing poems. His dog gave him encouragement to write better poems and inspiration but his dog died.

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Jack's expectation and perception of poetry that set a barrier for self expression at first

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Inner Conflict - struggle/hesitation within to express himself through poetry; definition of poetry; worthiness of publication

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Internal conflict of self worth (Jack)

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The inner conflict Jack has with himself when it comes to liking and writing poetry.

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Jack's struggle with the definition of what a poem is and whether his work is worthy of publication

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Individual Task: Poetry Comparison Template

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Individual Task: Poetry Comparison Template

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Q1: How does Jack respond to the poems he has read?

Initially contrasts between the city and the town

Is more aware of the tiny details that adults do not necessarily pay attention (sound)

Increasingly emotional as he wrote

The longer he wrote, the more he shared his own thoughts and issues (Feb 15)

Explains his initial unwillingness and subsequent “fixation” of the Blue Car

Finally opens up to the teacher/reader in May 14

Q2: How does Jack’s poetry show self-expression?

His poem begins to have a rhythm and his writing style changes

Uses a variety of skillsets (e.g. font, punctuation, writing techniques) to highlight different aspects of the poem

Uses different writing skills (fonts and punctuation) to bring out different emotions and make his words alive

Eventually becomes more skillful and competent in his writing style and self-expression

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Q1
Jack uses the style of the poems he has read and internalises it and relates it to his own experience and makes comparison. The poem he reads sparks him off to recollection of his various experiences.
Q2
Subject matter is a personal one that narrates an event that happened to a loved one.
The title "My Sky" seems to relate to Jack's world. Sky's death meant the world to Jack... seemed like his world collapsed.
He adopts and adapts the style of other poets to convey his feelings through the poems he writes.
He repeats words (in threes) to express that the emotions/memory still lingers.
Final part of the poem where he wrote one word per line seems to express his sadness.

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Question 1: How does Jack respond to the poems he has read?

Feb 15: He gave descriptions of the town that Jack lives in. It seems to be an easy going small town and the cars are supposed to be looking out for the kids. It was in contrast with the poem that he had read earlier.

Responding to the poem by directly relating to his personal experiences and street. A few prominent points that stood out were the cars and kids.

May 14: He was able to show his own personal tragedy in the poem that he wrote. The language, though simple, was vivid.

Question 2: How does Jack’s poetry show self-expression?

He was able to show his own observations about the world he lives in and the characters that he encountered.

Feb 15: At the end of the poem, he was warning the reader that the cars in his town do pose a danger at times where the drivers speed and don’t pay attention to the people or things on the street.

May 14: Jack’s poetry expresses through visual of sounds and images, including a number of sensory words. The single words at the end expresses a strong tone of hurt.

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As Jack learnt the technicalities of literary devices, he used certain words & italicize them to emphasize certain meanings that he wanted to bring forth.
- He was slowly revealing himself as he self expressed his feelings in the next entry via the stanzas.
We can see that between the 2 entries that we are comparing, May 14 had more feelings embedded as he expressed the loss of Sky vs the description of his neighbourhood in the earlier entry.

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Q1: How does Jack respond to the poems he has read?

- Relates to and contrasts against his life (middle vs end of the street; loud vs quiet music)

- Gives his opinions (music vs vehicle noise car)

- Sets  a background for his dog’s death

- Relates to self: His trauma over the loss of his dog

- Relates to the poems that he has read

Q2: How does Jack’s poetry show self-expression

- Uses his poems as a platform to talk about his feelings and thoughts to personal issues

- Made use of different styles (italics, font sizes, etc.)
- Made use of literary devices (onomatopoeia
- Use of exclamation marks and direct speech to express urgency and anxiety
- Use of impactful one-word per line

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-Jack had applied his learning into the writing.
-He used shapes and sounds to express his words thus showing his application of learning.

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Feb 15 & May 14

Q1 How does Jack respond to the poems he has read?

Q2 How does Jack’s poetry show self-expression?

Jack is able to make more connections to what he has read to himself and his environment.

He also uses onomatopoeia words to express his observations.

Jack enjoys his safe haven at home with his dog - lots of fun time.

He uses words that expressed more of his feelings.

He sees his home environment through the eyes of his dog.

If his dog is happy, he is happy.

He has also showed maturity in his poems - longer stanza - painting more detailed pictures.

He has grown in confidence and declared ownership in his poems - “I typed this up myself”

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It's seemingly simple in structure but it's complex in meaning.

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I am a visual person thus reading the text forced me to piece the info together which was very draining.

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It is a book rich in a lot of reflection of the self, writing skills and opinions.

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not a poem person, prefer a narrative/ prose.

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Trying to read it like a prose.

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I enjoyed the book. It's interesting that the story is told through a collection of poems.

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I like the part when he was feeling anxious especially he found out his favourite poet was coming to his school.

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Not to read it like a story book.

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I found the structure a bit challenging to enjoy. There are some preconceived notions about how poetry should be so this book has opened up my idea of the different poem structures. And that poetry is a form of expression instead.

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It was difficult to form any imagery/mental image of the story. Found it tough to anchor my imagination visually.

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Enjoyed the read. Was able to relate to the difficulties of a young boy in poetry writing.

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A narrative in the form of diary entries comprised of poems - unusual and so engaging (like peeling the layers of an onion)

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Enjoyed the book. Like the humour in the story. So cute to actually ' hear' a voice of a young writer.

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It was a very easy read. I actually wanted to get Hate That Cat. : )

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Easy to read story. Love the disparate structure of the book.

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Yes....I like the references to other pieces of poetry...the book makes assumptions that the reader will have more than a passing acquaintance with famous/classic pieces. Then again, not knowing the poetry does not detract from the enjoyment of the book.

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Short and sweet. Easy read. Touches my heart

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The more I read it, the more I enjoyed it. I liked how his thoughts developed.

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The poetry style of the novel is refreshing.

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Yes. Using very few and simple words, the writer was able to convey to story clearly.

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A different way of presenting the story. It was confusing at first as I tried to make sense of the text.

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Found it interesting to read it from the perspective of the student, his thoughts on poetry.

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Found it interesting to read it from the perspective of the student, his thoughts on poetry.

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Not really. I just flowed along with story. It was easy to read

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I have enjoyed the book as you feel you are growing with the writer as the days go by. Yet on the other hand, the writer is not aware that he is actually writing a poem and growing to become very proficient in it.

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At first, I didn't enjoy it. However, as I progressed I saw Jack's emotional development through his poems and found it a bit more interesting. He managed to express his thoughts, emotions especially that of anger towards his uncle and his admiration for his favourite poet so vividly.

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Was not a smooth read eventually but enjoyed the story very much. Very creative and clever of the writer to present the story as such.