Click, Clack, Who? Children Write, too! Going beyond the Haiku! Dr. Kathy Bauserman Indiana State University Jennifer Perez Junior, Indiana State University Kaitlyn Eddelman Junior, Indiana State University

Why poetry?  Brain naturally “wired” for poetry (Turner & Poppel, 1983)  Human hearing mechanism enjoys rhythm and meter (Turner & Poppel, 1983)  Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic Intelligence (Gardner, 1993)  Engages children  Encourages self-efficacy by using easy formulas for writing poetry

Five W’s Poem Each line of this poem answers one of the 5 W’s: Who?What?When?Where?Why?

Cows Cows wanting some comforts type during the day in the barn to live a life with ease.

The Rondelet Poem  A rondeaux is a French lyrical poem, originally developed as a form of medieval courtly music. The rondelet is a variation on the roundeaux. It consists of two rhymes, contained within a single, seven- line stanza. There are a specific number of syllables per line and line one is repeated as lines three and seven.

The Rondelet Poem Line 1 – a (4 syllables) Line 2 –b (8 syllables) Line 3 –repeat line 1 Line 4 -a (8 syllables) Line 5 - b (8 syllables) Line 6 - b (8 syllables) Line 7 - repeat line 1

Duck Clever, funny trying to outthink Farmer Brown Clever, funny always causing trouble for him helping farm animals get “stuff” acting so innocent and cool Clever, funny.

Diamonte Poem  This is a diamond-shaped poem of seven lines that is written using parts of speech.  Line 1 – Noun or subject  Line 2 – Two Adjectives  Line 3 – Three “ing” words  Line 4 – Four words about the subject  Line 5 – Three “ing” words  Line 6 – Two adjectives  Line 7 – Synonym for the subject

Farmer Brown Farmer Hardworking, good Milking, feeding, protecting Thinks he runs farm Plowing, planting, harvesting Naive, gullible Puppet

Shape Poem This is a poem that forms a visible picture on the page. The shape usually reflects the subject of the poem.

Tractor Tractor, big and Tractor, big and tall, steering wheel, and a seat for Farmer Brown, and a big engine to pull stuff and 2 bigwheels to share theload and work hardand move.

Dramatic Monologue Poem The “dramatic” says that the poem could be acted out, and is a form of drama, while the monologue defines it as a speech that one person makes, either to self or to another person. A dramatic monologue is written to reveal both the situation at hand and some aspect about the character.

The Real Boss Who runs this farm? I am the boss; I do the work. What does duck do, anyway? He just causes trouble for me, Day and night, Constantly causing trouble! I am the boss, the real boss! Not duck!

Acrostic Poem  The first letters of each line are aligned vertically to form a word. The word often is the subject of the poem.  Farmer Brown  Farmer Brown,  Around the barn,  Resting never,  Milking cows,  Eager to help,  Reading notes from cows

Kids Explore Poetry through Books  Kids read book  Kids wrote poems using the presented formats: Five W’s poem Five W’s poem Acrostic poem Acrostic poem BabysitterBabysitter HoneybunchHoneybunch

READING RESORT POEMS

Are you getting excited about poetry? Come on. You can do it!! Here is your picture prompt.

Benjamin Benjamin is a boy from a poverty- wracked section of New York City, He has been called “troubled.” He is labeled as Special Education. He has been held back. He has poor math & reading skills. His teachers say he is a troublemaker.

Benjamin Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope “It is the real respect with which he grapples with the poem, the way he looks down at the page and touches it, the patient, labored way he moves his finger on the page from line to line, and the apparent satisfaction on his face when he arrives at the last line, that leave me thinking of him as a very different person from the boy I thought I’d known before. “ (Kozel, 2000, p. 213)

Click, Clack, Who? Children Write, too! Going beyond the Haiku! Let’s go out and engage some children in poetry. Who knows? We might save a “Benjamin.”