Focus on Grammar / Gillian Devereux

 Gillian Devereux received her MFA in Poetry from Old Dominion University and currently teaches ESL classes in Cambridge, MA. Her poems have appeared in No Tell Motel, Open Letters, So and So, apt, H_NGM_N, FOURSQUARE, Gargoyle, 32 Poems, Wicked Alice, and other journals. Her first chapbook They Used to Dance on Saturday Nights was published by Aforementioned Productions in 2011. She likes robots, monkeys, gin, film noir, and the library. Theme: When Disaster Strikes This activity is similar to a game you learned as a child. Think about disasters. These can be natural calamities or artificial constructions. Make a list of sensory details. How does disaster taste? What is its most distinctive smell? Write a descriptive essay using simile and metaphor. Include details about the disaster, first person accounts, and the recovery process. Assume recovery is possible. Assume recovery is advisable. Create a basic chart presentation on how to prepare for and survive disaster. Summarize causes