Creating a better understanding of documents through poetry. Sarah Duenas, 8 th grade Social Studies And Jennifer Luneau, 9 th grade Social Studies

Source A Nixon’s Speech in the Event of Apollo 11’s Failure Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice. These two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding. They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown. In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one: in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man. In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood. Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man’s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts. For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.

 What phrases stuck out to you?

 Based on what phrases you highlighted, how can we answer the guiding question?

 In the packet, there are 4 more sources to review  Please read through the sources and pick out the words and phrases that appeal to YOU

 Now that you have FOUND phrases you like, you need to create a poem  Arrange the phrases you have picked out in an order that YOU feel flows

Take liberty with the tense and punctuation Rhyming is unnecessary Aim for at least 10 lines Dramatic repetition is acceptable

As We Set Sail Men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations, They bind more tightly the brotherhood of man, One small step for man That looks beautiful from here. All the people on this earth are truly one, These pioneers, Our Earth, One giant leap for mankind, Space is there and we’re going to climb it

 Answer the guiding question in paragraph form  Decorate poem for the wall

 Breaks students away from the textbook and creates meaning and emotional connection with the text.  They are quick. Helps students differentiate the concrete details from the “fluff”

 Add or subtract documents of all mediums: Primary, secondary, film, music, etc  Have students create these based on other topics throughout the year  Use these across other curriculum

   Wikispace:

 6-8 Lesson Plan plans/found-poems-parallel-poems-33.html?tab=4#tabs NY Times: annual-new-york-times-found-poetry-student-contest/?_r=0  K-2 Lesson plans/bear-poem-composing-performing-835.html\  Elementary Adapted Version: activities/27566-found-poetry-as-a-creative-writing-activity/

 History: rimarysourcesets/poetry/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf  Great Depression: ssons/poetry/procedure.html  Primary Sources + Found Poetry sources-found-poetry-celebrate-poetry-month/