Author: Isabella V

What is your favourite part of a group project? flowery war poem inspiration? We are on track to finalising our project. We are in the process of editing our final drafts, writing speeches, finalising the power point and fine tuning our performance. This is one of my favourite parts of a group project (yes maybe [...]

How do you improve your performance? In week 4 of this term, Angela visited my year 9 aspire English class again. This time, she helped us work on our performance skills, and gave us a chance to present a poem in our groups to the class. I participated in a number of activities which helped [...]

What do you do to get creative? Creativity is the base of most poetry. Poet Angela Pieta came to Hillbrook to visit our Aspire English class. Angela gave us some great tips on creativity and how to use it in poetry, she also performed some poems. Angela showed us some activities to get our minds [...]

How do you define poetry? Poetry. Defined by the dictionary: The literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature. Or, in more simple terms, the use of literature in a distinctive rhythm to convey [...]