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Potry Objct Potry Objct invits studnts (yars 3 10) and thir tachrs to writ poms inspird by thir own spcial and curious objcts. Potry Objct is th largst fr potry-writing comptition in Australasia. Find out mor: https:// rdroomcompany.org/ projcts/potry-objct/
What Maks a Spcial Objct? A spcial or talismanic objct may b curious bcaus of its apparanc, shap, markings or spcial prsonal history. Is it a talisman that guids and protcts you? A rmindr of an advntur or th kpr of a scrt? What maks this objct spcial or unusual? What mmoris dos it hold? What is its history, and what dos it rmind you of?
PRE-WRITING PROMPTS Mtaphors Drawing Innr Worlds A mtaphor is a potic dvic that maks a Imagin th innr world of your spcial dirct comparison btwn two things, objct. Do lorikts liv insid your without th us of th words as or lik. pocktwatch? Is thr a plant hiding Shar idas to crat som mtaphors. within your smallst babushka doll? Draw what your ys cannot s. Ways of Sing Draw your objct in as many diffrnt ways as you can: ys closd unstopping lin lft-handd
PRE-WRITING PROMPTS Guiding Qustions Writ an imagind history for your spcial Dscrib your most objct. Whr was it 'born'? Which land did it mmorabl momnt with com from? How did it find you? your spcial objct. What is th scrt of your spcial objct? Dos it hav a scrt mission? Writ about th advnturs that your objct mbarks upon whil you slp. Imagin your objct can spak. What dos it say? Imagin you ar dscribing your objct to somon without sight or ovr th phon. Dscrib your objct with a list of vivid imags.
PRE-WRITING PROMPTS Additional Activitis Crat a list of snsory simils that imagin what your objct smlls, fls, tasts, sounds and looks lik? How is th objct lik an animal you know? Writ a lin or two in which you xplain how th objct is lik an animal. Us a mtaphor to dscrib your objct (A mtaphor is a dirct comparison whr on thing is said to b anothr). Writ a sntnc in which you us onomatopoia to dscrib your objct. Us allitration to dscrib your objct. Rsarch th origins of your spcial objct. Crat a myth about its cration. You may us ral facts or wav a fictional tal. You can us ths idas to writ an od inspird by your objct.
PRE-WRITING PROMPTS Additional Activitis What dos your objct rprsnt? Writ thr symbols to xprss what your objct mans to you. Us diffrnt styls of voic to vok List fiv facts about your objct. Us hyprbol to xaggrat. Think of th nam and th faturs of your objct. Crat thr puns particular motional rsponss in your basd on your wordplay. Includ th radr. Exprimnt with writing from th puns in your pom. voic of somon who is: angry, xcitd and/or amazd. Us prsonification to writ thr firstprson 'I' sntncs from th prspctiv of your curious objct. Explain how you would fl if your objct was lost or dstroyd.
Ovrcoming Cliché Startr Clichés E.g: As fast as a chtah As silnt as As tndr as As crunchy as As ancint as As strang as Original and Unusual Imagry E.g: As fast as a comt tail whispring into th cobalt sky As silnt as As tndr as As crunchy as As ancint as As strang as
Block-out Potry Writ a micro-story about your objct. Whn you finish, choos words and phrass that you want to stand out from th rst of th txt. With a markr, circl th words you want to kp and cross out vrything ls. Writ out th rmaining words to captur your nw pom. Pom Lination Whn drafting your pom, writ out thr vrsions with diffrnt lination and lin brak choics in ach. Dcid on which vrsion bst xprsss your potic voic and mssag.
Using Your Pr-writing Rad ovr your writing and circl or highlight any imags or words that stand out or appal to you. Circl any imags or phrass that you fl ar potic. Circl or highlight any words, phrass or imags that dscrib your spcial talismanic objct. Circl any phrass or words that xplain why your objct is important to you. Circl any words or phrass that you fl might go into a good titl for your pom. Put a lin through anything on th prvious pags that you fl is boring, unfitting or unhlpful to you in composing your pom. Copy out vrything that is circld or highlightd onto a nw sht of papr. Us this matrial as th starting point or stimulus for your pom.
Editing Your Pom Rad your pom aloud. Do som words or phrass sound lik thy don t blong? Rmov ths and find othr ways to xprss your idas. Find th most important lin or ida. Do th surrounding lins support this? If not, cut or rwrit thm. Rviw your advrbs. Instad of advrbs, opt for an vocativ vrb (.g. us sprint or dash instad of run quickly ). Th opning lins st th ton of th pom. Th ton is th motion or attitud of th spakr or narrator. Mak sur th ton of your stanzas rmains consistnt. Pr rviw. Ask for anothr opinion. Othr radrs will hav frsh ys. Listn to thir suggstions and rvis your work. Us this pr rviwing guid for th bst rsults!
FINAL POEM Compos an original pom inspird by your spcial objct. Your pom should b no mor than 20 lins in lngth and should show that you v xplord potic tchniqus (.g. simil, mtaphor, imagry, allitration ). Aftr drafting your pom, rmmbr to dit it individually or in pairs, chcking splling and rmoving clichés. n o i t i t p m o Entr th C (mak hr m o p r u o Submit y for d r t s i g ool is r h c s r u o y sur first!) 8 1 0 2 t c j Potry Ob 018, 2 t p S 8 riday 2 F : n i l d a D. 5pm AEST will b s m o p d tt All submi ary. r b i l l a t i g in our di d h s i l b pu
THANK YOU! Thank you for participating in Rd Room Potry Objct. W look forward to rading and Poms to Shar II publishing your poms! If you hav any Announcing our nw print and digital qustions, contact our Potry Objct rsourc that faturs 40 x potic Coordinator, Emma Ros Smith. activity cards with poms by studnts, t: (02) 9319 5090 tachrs and commissiond pots. To win : mma@rdroomcompany.org your copy, mail us with your nam, w: rdroomcompany.org/projcts/potry-objct school and phon by July 30, 2018.