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DESCRIBE USING POETRY, THE MUSIC EXPERIENCE OF A SYNAESTHETE
Write an acrostic poem to describe how you think a sonic boom might be experienced by someone who has
synaesthesia.
Some people experience sound as colours. This is known as sound synaesthesia. Find out about ‘the speed
of sound’, what a sonic boom is and some of the things that can create them. How do you think someone
who experiences sound synaesthesia might experience these sonic booms?
RESOURCES AND MATERIALS
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Extraordinary People – Synaesthetes: Elisabeth, a musician who experiences colours and tastes when
she hears sound, shares her experience of life with synaesthesia.
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Seeing a Sonic Boom: A video of how a sonic boom can appear visually.
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New Zealand Sonic Boom Blamed on Meteor: An article about a meteor creating a sonic boom over
Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Acrostic Poems Interactive: Find out what an acrostic poem is, see an example, and follow the steps in
the interactive to create and print your own acrostic poem.
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Internet access, pencil and paper.
Assessment
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Process
Watched video
and researched
about speed of
sound and sonic
booms.
Considered the
experience of a
synaesthete and
the kind of
experience a
synaesthete might
have in hearing a
sonic boom.
Decided on the
base word and
brainstormed
appropriate words
to create an
acrostic poem to
express how it
might feel to
experience a
musical road as a
synaesthete.
Poem read to
class mates and
imagery shown.
Product
Wrote notes about
new information
and ideas you
discovered as well
as any questions
you have.
Made a word
splash about your
ideas of a
synaethetes
experience of a
sonic boom.
Wrote and
published an
acrostic poem.
Spoke clearly
when presenting.
Attempted to
answer questions
raised by others
about your
research and work
about
synaesthesia. Did
further research to
answer your own
and other’s
questions.
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