1. Storyline Poems
British Council

2. Write a poem about yourself
Name ______________________
Title (of poem)_______________
I will never ___________________,
and I will never ________________.
Sometimes I will ________________,
And sometimes I will_____________.
But I will always_______________ and always remember to______________.
Because I’m me!

3. ‎ Sharing and Commenting Tape your poem on the board.
Read all the other poems.
Stick a post-it note next to the one that you can identify with and explain why. ‎

4. ‎ Write associations with the word “dreams” www.bit.ly/1rX2JVV
Discussion: How can you use answergarden in your classroom? ‎

5. ‎ A Shared Dream Poster www.goo.gl/qgxNoA Dreaming is part of sleeping
Read the snappywords with the word dream on this link:
Write sentences with different relations you find on the poster. ‎
Dreaming is part of sleeping

6. Find a friend with the same paper color of the poem
Find a friend with the same paper color of the poem. Complete the poem together. Guess the missing words.
Let Me Dream
Elizabeth McCrorie
I've neglected and _____________, All this pain. And today was filled with So much _____________, I'm _____________ now, From all my thoughts. And I don't know how  To make things stop! But I have a _____________ Up my _____________ To make things pause, For 8 hours at least. It comes late, after the sun Has _____________ To the point were stars, Sparkle like _____________, ‎
It's called a dream. My own little _____________ A place where people don't even exist. But the things I love are _____________, It lets me _____________, for only a little while. Giving my life time to breathe. And handing me something I know _____________, Just let me dream.
Source:  Family Friend Poems 

7. ‎
Find your new partner according to the number on the back of the poem.
In new pairs, compare your versions of the poems.

8. ‎ Let Me Dream Elizabeth McCrorie
In pairs: what is the message of the poem? Are you touched by the poem? Discuss.
Let Me Dream
Elizabeth McCrorie
I've neglected and regretted All this pain. And today was filled with So much shame. I'm exhausted now, From all my thoughts. And I don't know how  To make things stop! But I have a trick, Up my sleeve. To make things pause, For 8 hours at least. It comes late, after the sun Has vanished. ‎
To the point were stars, Sparkle like magic. It's called a dream. My own little world, A place where people don't even exist. But the things I love are at my fingertips. It lets me run, for only a little while. Giving my life time to breathe. And handing me something I know I can keep. Just let me dream.

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10. ‎ Trying out Shel Silverstin’s worksheets
Find your partner according to the color of the butterfly on the back of the poem. ‎

11. Collocations Bingo game‎

12. _____________something off

13. To spark something off

14. ___________ motivator

15. great motivator

16. _____________ an atmosphere

17. To create an atmosphere
Part of creating the right atmosphere is about encouraging people to behave in a manner that is in keeping with the style of your premises.

18. _____________ opportunities

19. Learning opportunities

20. _______________ texts

21. authentic texts
An authentic text is usually taken to mean a text which was not written for the language classroom, and which hasn’t been messed with – it retains its original vocabulary and grammar, and bits of the text have not been cut out. Preferably it is unprocessed, i.e. not retyped, so it still looks the same as it always did: the same font and graphics. In other words, authentic texts are written for any purpose other than language learning, and are intact rather than processed, adapted, or simplified.

22. ____________ a verse.

23. To contribute a verse.
 life is like a poem that we live. And everyone is allowed a shot at building on it and elaborating on the same work of art.
we should aspire to make a dent in the "circle of life". 
Watch video from “dead poet society”

24. ____________ writing

25. Parallel writing

26. __________ easily adapted

27. To be easily adapted

28. ____________ patterns

29. rhyming patterns

30. ____________ as a starting point

31. To use something as a starting point

32. Ideas for teaching poems
Ideas for teaching poems? Looking at ideas in pairs, writing pros and cons and voting for the best one. ‎

33. Ideas for teaching poems?
Change the meaning/words of the poem to their opposites.
Role-play the poem.
Mime the parts. Guess the words.
Interview one of the characters in the poem, or the poet.
Give learners the title, and they write the words.
Give the words and they write the title.
Draw the poem.
Give one verse, e.g the middle one and they write the first and the final verses.

34. ‎ Microteaching Jigsaw
Participants will be divided into groups A,B,C,D. each group will get a poem.
Create an activity.
You will be regrouped that each new group has one person from groups A,B,C and D.
Role-Play teachers and learners: take turns teaching the activity.
Discuss: Which ones would you use with your own learners? ‎

35. Storybird ‎