by Margaret Atwood

On Writing Poetry
Read this humorous lecture given by Margaret Atwood on the connection between life and poetry. What is your impression of Atwood after reading this lecture? If someone asked you today what you will do for a living, what would you respond? What steps will you take on the way to this profession? Write your thoughts in the Web Links Activity Log.

Margaret Atwood
CBC presents a series of video clips with biographical information about Margaret Atwood. In this clip, she discusses her childhood. Atwood has said: "I didn’t decide that I was going to be a writer, I decided I was a writer." What distinction is she making? Is there something that you can definitively say you "are"? Discuss with a partner.