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PLAN FOR WORKSHOP 1 This is Me! – My Object-My Story

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INTRODUCTION

Registration Form

Have participants complete the registration form as they arrive.

Welcome participants to the first This is Me! Workshop and read out the Privacy Notice on

the back of the Registration form to the group.

Exercise 1 – Expectations

Write participants expectations of the workshop onto a whiteboard or large sheet of

paper attached to the wall. (Save the paper or note down the expectations on a piece of

paper for reflection in Workshop 6)

“No one has to share but you will be invited to share.”

“At the end of any workshop if you need to talk to someone about the

workshop, or anything else, Salvation Army workers are available.”

“What are your expectations of these workshops? Include something

wild or humorous.”

“Expectations are powerful, especially for adults.”

“People will attend for different reasons, have different expectations,

and have different experiences. We will look at this a little bit more in

the next workshop.”

“In these workshops we will have some discussion and exercises to help

us tap into our ability to imagine, and create, and be inspired – wherever

you are at. We can all use inspiration to learn new things.”

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Exercise 2 – 3 Statements – 2 True, 1 False

Ask participants to share two true statements and one false statement about themselves,

and then have everyone else guess which statement is false. (Requires imagination and

helps participants to get to know each other.)

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LOOKING AT POETRY Share experiences of poetry over “coffee” – positive or negative experiences

Share your own experience and ask others for their experiences.

Share PowerPoint presentation – Poetry

Read the presentation as you go and discuss the poetry, particularly pointing out the

poems that don’t rhyme and have few words.

Look at poetry books

Pass some poetry books around. Read some poetry and ask others if they would like to

read some.

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WRITING POETRY Introduce poetry writing

“Poetry is YOUR UNIQUE WORLD EXPERIENCE. If you write it – it is

your own unique experience. If someone else reads it they will often

read or understand it differently.”

“We are going to write some poetry”

no poetry rules required

creative writing or thoughts

one idea on a line

sentences or just words

help if needed or wanted

spelling doesn’t matter

dictionaries/thesauruses if wanted

“This is not about how well you write.”

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Look at personal objects

Worksheets – My object–My Story

Have participants answer questions on worksheet, brainstorming feelings associated

with objects.

Write poetry about your personal object as described above

Share poetry

Remind participants that it means more when read by the person who wrote it.

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CONCLUSION Copy participants’ poetry

Explain that it will be used again later in the workshops.

Thank participants for coming!

Encourage!

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REGISTRATION FORM

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GROUP

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PARTICIPANT

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EMERGENCY CONTACT (Next of kin)

Name: …………………………………………….…………………………………..…………………

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Privacy Notice For the purpose of this Privacy Notice, The Salvation Army means The Salvation Army (being the unincorporated religious and charitable association), The Salvation Army (New South Wales) Property Trust, The Salvation Army (Queensland) Property Trust and any organisations or bodies corporate owned or operated by any of the bodies above. The Salvation Army, a not-for-profit organisation, is committed to upholding the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Our Privacy Officer is responsible for ensuring that our privacy policies are adhered to and our detailed privacy policy can be accessed online at http://salvos.org.au/privacy-policy/, by contacting our Privacy Officer on 02 9266 9554 or by writing to us at PO Box A435, Sydney South NSW 1235. Our privacy policy includes information about how you may access and update the personal information we hold about you and details of how you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with your complaint. You have the option of not identifying yourself or using a pseudonym when dealing with us in relation to a particular matter, unless we believe it is impracticable to do so in the circumstances. If you wish to deal with us in this manner, you must tell us in writing so that we can consider if your request is practicable. The personal information that we collect about you is deemed reasonably necessary for the primary purpose of facilitating your current and continuing participation in workshops run by The Salvation Army's STeP123 program, including providing you with information about future workshops run by us. By not collecting this personal information we may be unable to assist you to maximise your participation and success in our workshops. By providing us with this personal information you consent to our use or disclosure of your information for a secondary purpose related to the primary purpose.

Poetry

This is Just to

Say by William Carlos Williams

I have eaten

the plums

that were in

the icebox

and which

you were probably

saving

for breakfast

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet

and so cold

Prayer for friends by Michael Leunig

We give thanks for our friends. Our dear friends. We anger each other; We fail each other. We share this sad earth, this tender life, this precious time. Such richness. Such wildness. Together we are blown about. Together we are dragged along. All this delight. All this suffering. All this forgiving life. We hold it together.

Love and fear

by Michael Leunig

There are only two feelings, Love and fear:

There are only two languages, Love and fear:

There are only two activities, Love and fear:

There are only two motives, two procedures,

two frameworks, two results, Love and fear,

Love and fear.

funny... but not by arianna loshnowsky

it's funny how hello is always accompanied with goodbye it's funny how good memories can start to make you cry it's funny how forever never seems to last it's funny how much you'd lose if you forgot about your past it's funny how “friends” can just leave when you are down it's funny how when you need someone they never are around it's funny how people change and think they're so much better it's funny how many lies are packed into one “love letter” it's funny how one night can contain so much regret it's funny how you can forgive but not forget it's funny how ironic life turns out to be but the funniest part of all, is none of thats funny to me

By Cameron M Semmens

By Cameron M Semmens

References

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lundberg/why-dont-poems-rhyme-anym_b_97489.html

• http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/this-is-just-to-say/

• http://spiritedwritings.blogspot.com.au/2007/08/prayer-for-friends.html

• http://spiritedwritings.blogspot.com.au/2007/10/love-and-fear-michael-leunig.html

• http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/funny-but-not/

• Splat (Scintillating Poetry Laughable And Torturous) written & illustrated by Cameron M Semmens

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LIST OF POSSIBLE POETRY BOOKS TO SHARE CAN BE BORROWED FROM THE LINC (STATE LIBRARY)

___________________________________________________________________________ Title:

Selected poems / Edward Lear

Creator: Lear, Edward, 1812-1888

Publisher: London : Bloomsbury, 1997 Brief description: Offers a selection of poetry.

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=selected+poems&i=32&id=108335 Call Number: 821. LEA

___________________________________________________________________________ Title: Little book of cats / [compiled by Maree Bentley and Jo Karmel; designed by

Amy Cullen] Publisher: Canberra : National Library of Australia, 2009 Brief description:

Australians have strong feelings for the cats in their lives - love for their elegance and poise, appreciation for their soothing presence, respect for their independence and aloofness, enjoyment of their antics, and reluctant acceptance of their 'gifts'. The Little Book of Cats celebrates the close relationship between Australians and their cats.

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=Little+book+of+cats&i=14&id=962278 Call Number: 821.0080362 LIT

__________________________________________________________________________ Title: Just a saying: a final personal anthology / Catherine Cookson Creator: Cookson, Catherine

Publisher: London : Bantam Books, 2002 Brief description:

This collection of poems draws on many themes that should be familiar to the readers of Catherine Cookson's novels: love, work, class and the beauty of nature. She also shares more personal thoughts, reflections on her own writing, marriage to her beloved Tom and life in the north of England.

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=Just+a+saying+a+final+personal+anthology&i=1&id=674497

Call Number: 821.91 COO ___________________________________________________________________________ Title:

The Oxford book of war poetry / chosen and edited by Jon Stallworthy

Publisher: Oxford, [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1984 Brief description:

This selection covers all ages and countries. The poems are arranged chronologically, forming as it were a history of warfare seen through poets' eyes.

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=The+Oxford+book+of+war+poetry&i=4&id=

252184 Call Number: 821.91 OXF

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___________________________________________________________________________ Title: My people Creator: Oodgeroo Noonuccal, 1920-1993

Publisher: 1970 Subjects: Australian literature

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=My+people&audience=Children&i=6&id=36

0391 Call Number: JUNIOR 820.A WAL

___________________________________________________________________________ Title: Green Poetry / selected by Robert Hull; illustrated by Annabel Spencely Publisher: Hove, England : Wayland, 1991 Brief description:

A paperback edition of a title from the THEMATIC POETRY series, first published in 1991. A selection of poems from all over the world on environmental themes. Illustrated with colour photographs and artwork, suitable for National Curriculum English Key Stage 2.

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=Green+Poetry&i=5&id=312756 Call Number: JUNIOR 821 HUL

___________________________________________________________________________ Title: Little book of weather / National Library of Australia Publisher: Canberra : National Library of Australia, c2011 Brief description:

Little Book of Weather reflects Australians' fascination with the weather of their arid continent: watching for stormy skies to relieve the parched ground; hoping for clear skies on the day of the grand final; basking in the summer sun or snuggling under the doona on cold winter nights.

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=little+book+of+weather&i=4&id=1010779

Call Number: 821.008A LIT ___________________________________________________________________________ Title: Days that we couldn't rehearse / Peter Bakowski Creator: Bakowski, Peter

Publisher: Alexandria, N.S.W. : Hale & Iremonger, 2002 Brief description:

Bakowski continues to explore the substrata of ordinary life in his poems of crystalline beauty. His concerns: the human heart, unsung lives.

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=Days+that+we+couldn't+rehearse&i=1&id=6

94272 Call Number: 821.3A BAK

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___________________________________________________________________________ Title: Dorothea MacKellar's My country: a centenary celebration 1908-2008 /

photographed by Peter Luck Creator: Luck, Peter, 1944-

Publisher: Millers Point, N.S.W. : Pier 9, 2008 Brief description:

Dorothea Mackellar's anthemic poem My Country captured the heart of the Australian nation when it was first published in 1908, and the love affair has continued for a hundred years. To celebrate the poem's centenary, Luck presents this superb photographic homage to Dorothea and her country, in all of its beguiling moods.

http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=Dorothea+MacKellar's+My+country+a+cente

nary+celebration+1908+2008&i=1&id=894589 Call Number: 821.2A MAC

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My object – My story

What is your object?

Where does it come from?

What connection does the object have to ‘place’: your home, or another important

part of your life?

What does the object mean to you personally?