PART 1-WRITING REMEMBRANCE DAY POEMS



Remembrance Day Assignment

Grade 9 Language Arts

Your task over the next two days is to write an essay, create a poster, or write a poem. The Choice … is Yours!

Assessment

You will be assessed through both teacher observation and through a self-evaluation written in your journals after the project is presented to the class. Students will write about what they have learned about Remembrance Day and why it is important to Canadian heritage. Copies of these projects need to be placed in your portfolio.

Choice 1-WRITING REMEMBRANCE DAY POEMS

The following are some suggestions for types of poetry that you might like to work on:

...IS POEMS

Writers describe what something is or what something means to them. Each line begins with ______is_____.

ex. War is fighting in a cold wet field

Peace is lying in a cozy warm bed.

War is not knowing if you will live through the day.

Peace is happiness. etc....

5 W's POEM

Each line contains information about either who, what, when, where or why.

ex. Canadian Soldier

Crouching in a tunnel

Waiting for a bomb to drop

In the dead of night

Protecting our country

Canadian Soldier etc...

ACROSTIC POEMS

Each line begins with a specific letter so it vertically spells a word.

ex.

Remember those who went to war.

Every November we think of those

Many who died for us

Etheral sadness

Men at war

Battles and blood

Ever thinking of Peace

Remembrance Day.

FREE FORM POEMS

The writer chooses words to describe a topic and puts them together without worrying about rhyme or form.

ex. Soldiers dying

Bringing us peace

We remember

We thank them.

Choice 2: Creating A Remembrance Day Poster

• Please see extra handout on how to create a poster***

Part 3: Writing a Remembrance Day Essay

Write an essay based on one of the topics below.

Essays:

• must be neatly written or typed double-spaced on only one side of the page

• must include a bibliography if work, including pictures, from other sources is used

• should not exceed a length of 800 words

• must use language that is appropriate for a school setting

• Your name (first and last) and the date must be on your essay. This may be done on a cover page.

Possible Topics:

• What does the poppy symbolize and how did it become a symbol?

• What would it be like to have a close friend or family member go away to fight in a war?

• Why is Remembrance Day celebrated?

• How is war the same and different than it was in the past?

• Remembrance Day topic of your own choice.

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