STUDY GUIDE

What Does a Poem Look Like? How Does a Photograph Sound?

  • Author / Creator - Debi Milligan
  • Grade Level(s) - High School
  • Relevant School Subject(s) - English / Language Arts, Photography, Poetry

Summary

An exploration of Ancient Greek texts, poems by contemporary Greek poets, and poems inspired by ancient and modern Greece.

  • OBJECTIVES
  • ASSIGNMENTS
  • MATERIALS
  • ASSESSMENT
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY

Objectives

Students will analyze poetry to familiarize themselves with the language of poetry and imagery that poets use.

Assignments

Detailed in text of Study Guide

Materials

  • Books of poetry of contemporary and ancient Greece
  • Books about poetry and analyzing poetry
  • Examples of art work by arts pairing text and image
  • Photographic images of contemporary Greece
  • Cameras, film, developing chemicals, printing paper

Assessment

Bibliography

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