Today we reviewed last day's work on the short story "The Interlopers", including a definition of what an interloper is (an interloper is a person who is involved in a situation where they are not wanted or welcome).
Then we read the lyric poem "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" and discussed its meaning. You'll find it in your Sightlines text.
One key today, was learning that songs are poems set to music. Mr. Pfeiffer was surprised that most students did NOT know that. Yep, that's right: songs are poems. I guess that means that poetry is important to most of you, right?
We spent part of the class discussing how The Last Saskatchewan Pirate song might sound. Finally, we went on youtube and listened to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGGNsE3_8Y
If you're so inclined you might want to listen to the Arrogant Worms's song "When Canada Rules the World" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G84iG3Ny3o&feature=endscreen
