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Practice 2



              Words You Feel


              Activity 1 Warm-up stage
              • This practice focuses on
               reading poems. Poems have
               an undeserved reputation of
               being “difficult” texts, but that
               is because nowadays literary
               production is centered on prose,
               so there are not many chances
               to interact with poetry. Poetry
               is an outstanding window into
               getting acquainted with others’
               emotions and understanding
               how poets try to convey their
               feelings to their readers. It also
               allows the readers to feel a
               different array of emotions while
               they enjoy a poem.

              • Poetry in every culture has
               a special place, since it links
               the most creative aspects of
               language with music. In the
               history of humankind, poetry
               has been used to talk about
               legendary heroes, such as in
               the Iliad and the Odyssey, or
               in the Ramayana. One of the first
               texts we recognize as English
               is Beowulf, a poem from the 7th
               century AD.
              • Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer known for his short stories and poetry. He invented
               detective fiction. Among his most famous short stories are: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat,
               The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart; his poems Anabel Lee and
               The Raven are well known, as well as his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.
              • Remember: there are not inherently difficult or easy texts, it depends on your skill and the help you can
               provide your students to cope with the complexities of the text.
              • Take time to allow your students to read the poem and, especially, to enjoy it and to let them get involved in
               the act of reading poems. Reading poems, before anything, should be a moment of leisure and a moment
               of personal pleasure. Many times, we as teachers tend to make our students flee from reading, because it
               becomes strictly didactic.
                    Translate icon / Additional definitions: sorrow (n.): tristeza (pena, pesar, dolor)
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           T  • Instead of using the track, you could ask someone to read the poem aloud. This could be also a solution in
               case the CD player malfunctions.



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