Poetry Writing Monica Hendricks

Think-Pair-Share Find a partner and discuss your feelings toward poetry Discuss your experiences with poetry in school. Was it a good experience? Or a bad experience? How does your experiences you feel influence your attitudes toward poetry and your ability to teach poetry?

Formula Poems I Am… Poems Students assume the role to a book character or historical figure and write a poem from that point of view. Wish Poems Preposition Poems Students begin each line of this poem with a preposition

Free Verse Unrhymed poetry Acrostic poems This could be used at the beginning of the year for students to introduce themselves. Bilingual Poems Great utilization for your English Language Learners. Concrete Poems Tagxedo Poems for two voices Halloween poem pg. 164

Syllable-and Word-Count Poems Haikus Japanese poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines of Deals with nature Ex: The mud feels slimy As it splashes through my toes Making them vanish.

Rhymed Verse Most common for students to read, but less likely for them to write. Clerihews 4 lined rhymed verse that describes a person. Ex: John Wayne is in the Cowboy Hall of Fame In movies he shot his gun the best, and that’s how he won the west. Limericks 5 lined and follows the rhyme scheme: a-a-b-b-a.

Model Poems Students write poems that model poems composed by adult poets. Apology Poems These can be genuine or humorous apologies. “If I Were in Charge of the World” Judy Viorst’s poem Invitations Students invite someone to a magical, beautiful place Model poem: “Come Unto These Yellow Sands” by: William Shakespeare

Poetic Devices Alliteration Comparison Onomatopoeia Personification Repetition Rhyme

Writing Poetry Write a poem using one of the forms we have discussed. Pg Feelings toward poetry How you are going to use poetry in the classroom. Your experiences with poetry How you want your students to feel about poetry in your classroom BE CREATIVE!

Teaching Poetry Writing Introductory Experiences Mentor texts from well-known poets – Jack Prelutsky, Paul Janeczko Include poems that don’t rhyme, uniquely formatted poems, and poetry that focuses on word or syllable count Writer’s Workshop Write a collaborative poem as a class, then students can apply the same technique in their own writing of that form of poetry

Teaching Poetry Writing Technology Explore the websites of well-known poets Search the internet for poetry written by students of the same age Word processing & publishing Poetic Devices Read mentor texts and have students identify devices used effectively in each poem Create anchor charts for each device to remind students how each can be incorporated in their writing

Assessing Students’ Poetry Rather than grading for quality, use these criteria: Did the student apply the formula? Did the student use the writing process correctly? (drafting, revising, editing) Did the student incorporate a poetic device in the poem? Create a rubric so that students can self-assess their progress in poetry writing

“Wolf” by Drew I am a wolf. My name is Arrgo. I am the the leader of my group. In the middle of the night we give a big roar. AAAWWWWWWOOOO OOOO!!!!!!!! We see a hare going across the artic. I am going for it. I catch it with a leap of fear! Now every night we catch our prey and we give our roar in the middle of the night. AAAWWWOOOOOOOO O!!!!!!!!!!! 20poetry/Hickey/freeexamples.htm