The works of Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and Britain's 2009 poet laureate, serve as a model for a writing activity that asks class members to select a character card, brainstorm lists of words, phrases, actions, and items associated with this character to use in a monologue.

Concepts

poetry writing, monologues

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Preview the suggested Duffy poems and select several to serve as models for the activity
• The "Havisham' poem is especially appropriate after a reading of Great Expectations
• Have kids create monologues for characters in works they have read
• Collect the monologues into a book for the classroom library

 

 

Pros

• The resource includes a list of Duffy poems, complete directions for the activity and templates for the brainstorming exercise

Cons

• No models of Duffy's work are included