1. Image Explosion Objective: Making a poem from another poem.

2. “I heard a fly buzz”I heard a fly buzz  by Emily Dickinson

3. Text rendering  Student read all the way through  Backwards by line – one person  Stand up - Choral read  Call and response reading

4. Pointing – 1s, 2s and 3s  Bracket three chunks of language from the poem that you are drawn to. [brackets]  Rank the three in order of preference with 1’s being your favorite choice.

5. Spontaneous sharing  No disclaimer rule  Start with the 1’s; when it seems as if all the 1’s have been shared, start with the 2’s.  Silence is no big deal.  If more than one person starts, just wait and let one go. Do not discuss. Do not say anything about who should go at all. Do not apologize.  Only the text from the poems should ring in the room.  Absolutely NO other talking.

6. Noticing  What do you notice from hearing the poem this way?

7. Writing  Start a fresh page in your WNB. Label it AW# 13.  Take a line, or half a line, and use it in writing a poem of your own. Use the exact words from the Dickinson poem.  Sample: The poem I wrote this summer “The Birth of God”“The Birth of God”  Shoot for 10 lines in 10 minutes.  Please write quietly. Let others write.  Public writing – you will be invited to share.

8. Sharing  No disclaimer rule.  5-6 volunteers who will share their poems in a specific way.  Volunteers come forward and stand. Take a minute to read over your poem and make sure you can read your own writing.  I will read the original poem straight through one time.  Now this time when I read, when I get to the end of the line you used, interrupt me and repeat your line; then share your entire poem from the beginning.