The Poetic Table Designing interdisciplinary events that stimulate student engagement Drs. Amanda Licastro and Kerry Spencer Stevenson University @amandalicastro @swilua
Interdisciplinary Experiences Increase Transfer of Knowledge Writing can be a point of inquiry and indication of learning no ● matter the context of the course and because of this it’s a good junction between different disciplines Promoting transfer: the skills you learn in one class can be key ● to being able to understand another class Practical inquiry pairs well with theoretical inquiry ● Reframing and reflecting on experiences helps students learn ● to apply knowledge
History of Publishing ENG 381/402 ARTS ALIVE Poetic Table Writing in the Sciences Poetry Workshop Vestibulum congue Vestibulum congue SCI 215 ENG 326 Interdisciplinary Event Including Three Courses
Course site: http://stevensonenglish.org/eng381-om1-licastro19/
History of Publishing Technologies Clay tablets ● Writing/reading by candlelight ● Folios ● Manuscript translation ● Letterpressing ● Blogs ● Social media ● AR/VR ● 3D printing ●
● TimelineJS = free and open source ● Spreadsheet driven = data awareness ● Requirements = A date range and title. a. A thorough description, with MLA b. citations, that provides the history, impact, and context for this item. This should be between 300 and 500 words. An image, video, or map that best c. represents this item. You must have citation information for each item, and they all must be free to use or share. ● Final product included a 3000 word, argument driven essay and public presentation. Timeline link: http://bit.ly/2QwkYGu
Writing in the Sciences Chemistry, Biology, ● Mathematics/Physics, Environmental Science, Nursing majors Rhetorical considerations for lay ● and expert audiences Writing science versus writing ● about science Persuasion, conventions, ● audience, occasion, purpose Scientific Journal Writing, ● Popular Feature Article Writing
Exceptional Experiences: Arts Alive
Haikus: 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables Short, easy to print in a letterpress, formula- driven poetry ideal for science students without a poetry background
Chlorine by Kevin Barrett Sulfur by Kelsey Duprey Nitrogen by Courtney Heitmiller Elemental Haikus Chlorine is in pools Shining bright yellow Mostly makes up air But it does not smell that great Seventy- eight percent of It can cause death if inhaled Lights up fireworks Nitrogen is there Was used in warfare Hydrogen, by Dr. Kerry spencer Fuel for every star Sodium by Nicole Wenzel Uranium by Bailey Hurt Titanium By Nurul Amir Laugh, ancient ontology! Named for the titans Essential to life Radioactive Prima Materia Most found in volcanic rocks A highly reactive metal U is for Uranium Tastes good on french fries Uranium... BOMBS! Transition metal Palladium by Nicole Wenzel Iron, By Jonathan Fuchs Helium by Julius Marcia Nickel by Danielle Kline Rare, pretty metal Silver in color, Found impure, unclean High frequency voice Named after an asteroid It's one of four magnetic When purged of weakness through flame Radioactive decay High cost but worth it! Forms a worldwide spine First to be noble Metals at room temp. Oxygen by Kevin Barrett Gold, By Sherita Ofori Magnesium, by Lemane Namarra Neon by Denia Campbell You need it to live Neon lacks color Gold is so useful It has a sour taste It is needed for fire But can so colorful High energy conduction Is light-weight and grayish white Plants give it to us Ghana, the Gold Coast. Micro mineral Presenting Neon Lead by Lauryn Davis Lithium Haiku, by Tristan Dye Carbon, By Casey Storck Boron by Adara Griggs It may be toxic Yes, I Love Lithium Diamond and graphite It starts with a B But it is in a pencil And Why I Love It You Ask Highest melting point we see All life depends on Carbon Write on time for you Because, I Love Stone Lethal to kill fleas It is really great
Neon Praseodymium by Daniel Radium by Madison Llamado Xenon By Liz Flook Alla Gorokhovskiy Belanger A silvery-white The Planet Xenon Sin City shines bright The most syllables It reacts with nitrogen Wasn’t that a comic? It’s Praseodymium From the hue that comes Alkaline metal Six is too many from you I don’t know, nerd Zinc by Alexis Johnson You light up the night Mercury by Philip Dao Aluminum By Jada Arca Zinc, What do you think? Was found in Egypt Used in your foil In the ocean like a dream Boron by DJ Lyles Atomic number eighty I’m blue -green, not pink Keeping your food nice and hot It’s Boron, Moron Mercury is dense Very malleable! This nonmetallic solid Silver by Vince Tay Will have you stolid Beryilium By Jada Arca Aluminum by Malik Kineard Pure, white, and lustrous relatively rare It’s slightly harder than gold The Bread Preserver Niobium By Meagan Burrell I am beryllium. Silver is wondrous Ha “Columbium” abundant on Earth, are you? A sweet tasting Salt the Silvery-gray Pyrochlore and columbite?? Calcium by Imani Walker I’m not Corrosive Americium by Liz Flook Strong for all your bones Neon by Trinity Bonner ‘Merica he shouts Even the small ones, like toes Gold By Alexis Pineda Leon loves Neon No it’s Americium Mends a broken nose It shines bright in my glowstick Bright, dense, soft metal It’s an element Find me on Xenon In nature as a nugget Fluorine by Olivia Igwe Yet high in value Carbon by Jada Arca Found in your toothpaste Tin by Nadia-Marie Young Here! Look, some carbon ! For strengthening teeth and bones Sup my name is Tin Diamonds are a girl’s best friend Yours truly Fluorine Can rust overtime in the bin This isn’t diamond? Present corrosion
Seabogium By Jada Arca Phosphorus by Bailey Rafter Arsenic by Kayla Gibson Phosphorus by Liz Flook Mr.Glenn Seaborg Twisting bright light bulbs, Arsenic’s poison Phosphorus firefly artificially produced Here, burning chemical-strong. When you’re exposed to a lot Glows in the dark, dangerous Illuminating. Synthetic element Dead in a short time Combustible bug Mercury by Sarah Kruse Fluorine by Alex Singh Curium by Kayla Gibson Platinum by DJ Lyles Quicksilver color, Fluorine cleans your teeth Radioactive Platinum, like my chain Fluorescent’s, Temperature Named after marie curie Watch it shine in the night sky Latin meaning is to flow ‘Mad as a Hatter’ It’s ice on my neck Purple in the dark That is all I know Mercury by Melanie O’Brocki Chromium by Audrey Diggs Tin: by Corie Adams Bromine by DJ Lyles Pure and brittle dust Metallic liquid Bromine, a liquid Tin bodies, lie, cold. like the sugar you feed us. Its Br on the table Is also called quicksilver Gray brace in our blood. Number thirty five Poisonous to us Hollow hearts, hollow, empty. Metal, blood and bone. Radon by Adara Griggs Sodium by Lauryn Davis Arsenic by Lauryn Davis Such a Noble Gas Soft, silvery white Number thirty-three Silicon, by Olivia Igwe Colorless and Odorless Atomic number one one A gray metalloid it be It is silicon But don’t poison me It’s not table salt Very long half-life Found in many foods indeed Also for strong bones Plutonium by Joseph Byrd Argon By Jada Arca Carbon by chris fenzel Named after pluto Hey, Do you know me? Allows trees to grow Silicon by Liz Flook Silvery-Gray Appearance I am the third noble gas. Carbon is in all of us What is silicon Radioactive Carbon is in chris Oh, Hello Argon. Pure, it is in crystal form It’s not silicone Oxygen by chris fenzel… for lit
Photos from the Night of Periodic Poetry
The Poetic Table on Social Media!
Write Your Own Haiku Write your own haiku! ● Pick one element from the Periodic Table. ● Compose a three line poem intended for the ● audience to be able to guess your element (think Emily Dickinson’s riddles). Remember the 5/7/5 syllable limit and the ABA ● rhyme scheme.
Haikus: 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables Short, easy to print in a letterpress, formula- driven poetry ideal for science students without a poetry background
Hosting your own Night of Poetry What courses could you combine? ● What kind of poetry would you create? ● What kind of event would you host? ● What material product could participants create? ● How could you use social media to promote, and document it? ●
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