Monday, May 27, 2013

"To This Day" by Shane Koyczan

Re-watch the clip of "To This Day" by Shane Koyczan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY

Discussion Questions:
1. How does this poem make you feel?
2. Do you see similar scenarios, as depicted in the poem, in your environment?
3. How do "names" affect people? How are "names" used in society? What purpose do they serve?
4. What does this poem say about human weakness and human resilience? ("They have to be wrong")
5. What verses of the poem stick out to you? Explain.
6. What does the title mean? If you could re-name the poem, what title would you give it?
7. How has the outcasts, freaks, and geeks been successful in today's world? How have they taken their uniqueness and impacted the world in original ways?


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