Organise an exhibition of the class artwork accompanied by the acrostic poems and word clouds that class members created. You might invite friends and family members and other teachers and students from your school.
Submit your acrostic poems, word clouds and class artwork to a blog to share with others.
Answer the questions below and discuss the challenges and successes that you experienced:
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Would you choose the same words again to tell about you and your world? If not, what would you change?
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How do the soundscape and the slideshow work together?
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How does the soundscape add to the artwork?
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How did the audience react to the poetry and class artwork?
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What changes could you make to improve the class artwork?
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Like Grant Stevens does, ask yourself: can words communicate everything about who we are?