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Decidehowyouaregoingtodisplaythevideoinclass.Possibilitiesinclude:

Laptopordesktop(goodforsmallgroups)
Computer,projector+screen
iPhoneorothermobiledevice(goodforone-to-ones/intimate
classes)

Preparation,materialsandequipment

1. Forthisactivity,youwillneedananimatedpoembyBillyCollinstitled
Forgetfulness.ToaccessthevideoonYouTube,clickonthefollowinglink:

http://bit.ly/fcUSWw

2. Theactivityinvolvesstudentsguessingthetitleofthepoem.Ifyouusethe
videoonYouTube,thiswillnotworksincestudentswillseeitdisplayed.

Togetaroundthis,download
theclipusinganapplication
suchaswww.savevid.com
Thiswillallowyoutochange
thenameofthevideofile.Note
however,thatdownloading
videosfromYouTubeisagainst
thesitesTermsofUse.

3. Anotherthingtobearinmindisthatthetitleofthepoemisseenand
heardinthefirstsecondofthevideoclip.Setthevideoupsothatyoucan
startplayat0.03(i.e.threesecondsintotheclip).

4. Foreachstudent,makeacopyofthePoemworksheetonpage6.

ANIMATEDPOEM(byJamieKeddie)

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I X=2,-1

II Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
(Plutowasrelegatedtothestatusofdwarfplanetin2006)

III Asuncin

IV Therose

V InGreekmythology,theyarethegoddessesorspiritswhoinspire
thecreationofliteratureandthearts.

I Maths: Canyousolvethisquadraticequation?
3x
2
-3x-6=0

II Science: CanyounametheplanetsofourSolarSysteminthe
orderofnearesttofurthestfromthesun?

III Geography: WhatisthecapitalofParaguay?

IV Geography: WhatisthestateflowerofNewYork?(Haveaguess!)

V Art: Whoweretheninemuses?

Lessonplan

1. Writethefollowingontheboardbeforeyourstudentsentertheroom:

2. Tellyourstudentsthatthisisatest.Askthemtoconsidertheanswersin
pairsorsmallgroups(Note:Itdoesntmatterifnooneknowswhata
quadraticequationisincludingyourself).

3. Goovertheanswers:

4. Askyourstudentsiftheywouldhavescoredbetterwhentheywereat
school.Ifso,askthemwhatothertypeofknowledgetheypossessedwhen
theywerestudyingatschoolthattheyhaveforgottensince.

ANIMATEDPOEM(byJamieKeddie)

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Adarkmythologicalriver
Alittlefishingvillagewheretherearenophones
Alovepoemthatyouusedtoknowbyheart
Kisssomeonegoodbye
Packyourbag
Theaddressofanuncle
Thememoriesyouusedtoharbor
Thesouthernhemisphere

5. Tellstudentstoforgetthistestforthemoment.Tellthemthatyouhavea
poemforthem.Dictatethefollowingphrases/expressionsfromthetext:

6. Putstudentsintopairsorsmallgroupsandaskthemtoguesswhatthe
poemisabout.Leteveryoneshareideas.

7. Tellyourstudentsthatthepoemisanimated.Askthemtocontinueto
guesswhatthepoemisaboutasyouplaythevideoclipwiththesound
down.Again,leteveryoneshareideas.

Note:Makesurethatyoudonotplaythevideofromtheverybeginning
seepoint3inPreparation,materialsandequipment.

8. GiveoutcopiesofthePoemworksheet.Playtheclipagainfrom0:03,this
timewiththesoundup.Letstudentsreadthepoemandlistenatthesame
time.

9. Askstudentstoguessthenameofthepoem.Offerhelpwithunknown
wordsandlanguagewhenevernecessary(seeglossaryonnextpage).
Afterafewguesses,playhangmanwiththetitle.

FORGETFULNESS

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Glossary/quickexplanations

Obscure Unknown
Oblivion Nothingness/unconsciousness
Toslipaway Toleavesecretly
Toharbor Tostore
Poised Positioned
Lurking Hiding
Drift Moveaimlessly
Spleen Anorgan

Byheart Ifyoulearnasong,poem,etc,byheart,you
canrememberallthewordswithoutreading
them.

Tipofyourtongue Ifawordornameisonthetipofyourtongue,
youknowitbutcannotrememberitatthe
timeyouarespeaking.

10. Askstudentswhetherornottheylikethepoem.Askthemtoreaditagain
anddiscuss(inpairs)thepartsofthepoemthattheycanrelateto.

Followup

Usethetitleofthepoemtointroduceotherwordsthatendinfulandfulness.
Thenmoveontowordsthatendinlessandlessness.Someexamples:

Adjective Abstractnoun Adjective Abstractnoun

- - Ruthless Ruthlessness
Careful Carefulness Careless Carelessness
Colourful Colourfulness - -
- - Effortless Effortlessness
Forgetful Forgetfulness - -
Helpful Helpfulness Helpless Helplessness
- - Homeless Homelessness
Painful Painfulness Painless Painlessness
Thoughtful Thoughtfulness Thoughtless Thoughtlessness
(Un)grateful (Un)gratefulness - -
Useful Usefulness Useless Uselessness

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Poem

Canyouguesstheone-wordtitleofthispoem?
Writeyouranswerhere:___________________________

Thenameoftheauthoristhefirsttogo
followedobedientlybythetitle,theplot,
theheartbreakingconclusion,theentirenovel
whichsuddenlybecomesoneyouhaveneverread,
neverevenheardof,

asif,onebyone,thememoriesyouusedtoharbor
decidedtoretiretothesouthernhemisphereofthebrain,
toalittlefishingvillagewheretherearenophones.

LongagoyoukissedthenamesofthenineMusesgoodbye
andwatchedthequadraticequationpackitsbag,
andevennowasyoumemorizetheorderoftheplanets,

somethingelseisslippingaway,astateflowerperhaps,
theaddressofanuncle,thecapitalofParaguay.

Whateveritisyouarestrugglingtoremember,
itisnotpoisedonthetipofyourtongue,
notevenlurkinginsomeobscurecornerofyourspleen.

Ithasfloatedawaydownadarkmythologicalriver
whosenamebeginswithanLasfarasyoucanrecall,
wellonyourownwaytooblivionwhereyouwilljointhose
whohaveevenforgottenhowtoswimandhowtorideabicycle.

Nowonderyouriseinthemiddleofthenight
tolookupthedateofafamousbattleinabookonwar.
Nowonderthemooninthewindowseemstohavedrifted
outofalovepoemthatyouusedtoknowbyheart.

BillyCollins