Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.
Poetry definitions and analysis of modern rock poems.
Objective: To demonstrate aspects of poetry (sound quality, rhythm, and subjectivity) not acknowledged in group efforts.
Activity: Teacher plays recordings of two famous modern rock "classics". Use one very involved and widely interpreted piece and one simple and forthright piece to allow students to see the importance of personal as well as universal evaluation. Discuss how the rhythm and changes in lyrical and musical intensity clarify meaning.
