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The poems record grief, lives, and honor voices of those who can no longer speaka nd often could not speak when alive. | The poems record grief, lives, and honor voices of those who can no longer speaka nd often could not speak when alive. | ||
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+ | ===== Qualities of Documentary Poetry ===== | ||
+ | * Creative process connected withand inspired by primary sources | ||
+ | * Poet’s intention is to represent tone/voice in primary sources authentically | ||
+ | * Creative works integrate primary sources, sometimes responding to documents unseen by the reader, other times arrangingexcerpts from primary sourcesto create something new, or integrating source excerptswith original poetry | ||
+ | * Purpose is to bear witness/ | ||
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===== Mentor Texts ===== | ===== Mentor Texts ===== | ||
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Trethewey, Natasha. [[https:// | Trethewey, Natasha. [[https:// | ||
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+ | source: Heidi Renée Aijala | ||
===== Reading Documentary Poetry ===== | ===== Reading Documentary Poetry ===== | ||
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* Have students look for elements of gender, power, and tone? | * Have students look for elements of gender, power, and tone? | ||
* Interrogate how Tretheway treats beauty. How does this treatment affect structure? word choice? | * Interrogate how Tretheway treats beauty. How does this treatment affect structure? word choice? | ||
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+ | ===== Writing Documentary Poetry ===== | ||
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+ | * Choose an historical event OR | ||
+ | * Choose an historical photo or different source | ||
+ | * Research the Event | ||
+ | * Brainstorm words, phrases or feelings from the source | ||
+ | * Optionally incorporate direct quotes | ||
+ | ===== Student Examples ====== | ||
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