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ACTIVITY ONE Investigate about Lorca in the biography sites and answer the questions a) Lorca was a poet and dramatist but, in which other arts was he involved? b) Where and when he was born? c) He was a member of Generation of 27. Could you name some other authors of this Generation? d) Write 5 common characteristics of Generation of 27. e) What is the name and date of publication of his first collection of poems? f) In 1919 Lorca moved to the "Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid" where he met other famous artists that influenced his career. Who were they? g) Name and date his first play. What is it about? h) When and why Lorca moved to New York? i) Lorca was appointed Director of the Student theatre company "La Barraca" in 1931 when he returned to Spain. Then he wrote his best-known plays. Write the name and date of publication. j) What�s the story of "Bodas de Sangre"? k) Which themes explore the play "La Casa de Bernarda Alba? l) Make a list of Lorca�s major works of poetry. m) How and when was he murdered? ACTIVITY TWO Return to Spain and the Poet�s Death (1930-1936). Write a page summary of Lorca�s life, works and historical context in this particular period. You will find the information in the sites indicated. ACTIVITY THREE 1.- Choose one of the poems you can find in the Process, read it and check the word meanings in the Dictionary on line. 2.- Read and study the Process and Elements of analysis. 3.- Answer the checklist for the poem you have chosen. CHECKLIST 1.- Title � appropriate to subject, tone and genre? Does it generate interest, and hint at what your poem's about? 2.- Subject � what's the basic situation? Who is talking, and under what circumstances? 3.- Shape � what is it appealing to: intellect or emotions of the reader? 4.- What structure is used? �comparisons, analogies, etc.? Are these aspects satisfyingly integrated? Does structure support content? 5.- Tone � what's your attitude to the subject? Is it appropriate to content and audience: assured, flexible, sensitive, etc.? 6.- Word choice � appropriate, economical, varied and energizing? Do you understand each word properly, its common uses and associations? See if listing the verbs truly pushes the poem along. Are words repeated? Do they set mood, emotional rapport, distance? 7.- Rhythm and metre � subtle, natural, inevitable, integrate poem's structure? 8.- Rhyme � fresh, pleasurable, unassuming but supportive? 9.- Overall impression � original, honest, coherent, expressive, significant? ACTIVITY FOUR - Read all the poems of this activity with your group, find the meaning of the unknown words. Use the Dictionary on line. - Discuss the theme and content of each poem in the Process Part within your group and take notes on one poem discussion(a different poem for each member of the group). - Write a short paragraph (no more than 7 lines) summarizing what you have discussed. Each paragraph must have at least four ideas, one from each member. ACTIVITY FIVE Personification Personification � gives human traits such as emotions, intelligence, personality, or shape to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas Personify � to show as a human being Inanimate � not having life - Write 5 examples of personification - Find 5 examples of personification in the Lorca�s poems you have read before. You should write the title of the poem. ACTIVITY 6 Write your own poem. Have imagination! You will go through the following steps: 1. You imagine yourself someplace -- the beach, a mountain top, a city street -- anywhere. 2. Write two lines beginning with the words "I see", and then state what they see. (ex: I see traffic lights; I see taxis") 3. Then write two lines beginning with "I hear" (I hear sirens; I hear engines); then two lines beginning "I smell". Cover each of the five senses this way. 4. The last line should begin "I feel ...", and state how the scene makes them feel. ("I feel lonely and afraid") 5. You now have an eleven line poem. Return to each line, delete the "I see"s, the "I hear"s, etc. Add adjectives and adverbs. 6. Return to each line. Add similes and metaphors. 7. Return to each line. Add personification. 8. Add rhyme and meter. Add alliteration and assonance. - Include an illustration that reflects the content of your poem. Lorca used to illustrate his poems. - Rehearse reading it aloud along with your group and in the classroom. - By all means, post the poems of your group on the class�s wall.

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