Message from llogan

[Anonymous]

This is such a great idea! I was thinking about how to incorporate tanka poems in my unit on Asian Civilizations next year. Using inspiration from pictures could really get the creative juices flowing.

Another idea that came to me ... through Prof. Miyake ...was creating a class "living" tanka poem. She was explaining how in tanka every third addition to the original 17 syllable poem is usually a specific theme or has to happen within criteria. She suggested that, for example, they have to write about the class, the school or the principal to make it fun.

I was thinking of applying the parameters but doing the tanks through a moodle or wiki site to really make it living. It would be great to take to the kids into the comp. lab and have them just flow their ideas together and modify based on criteria established.

Anyway, thanks for the creative energy!