While perusing the Language Arts Patterns of Practice text I became really interested in Chapter 11 Reading and Writing Poetry. I have a passion for all types of poetry and I was excited to learn interesting ways to use it in the classroom. I liked the idea of a writing notebook just for poetry and then having a class book of poetry that students can contribute poems to. I also found the Poetry Workshop Grading Sheet to be a useful tool because I didn't really have a solid idea of how to grade student poetry. However my favorite part of the chapter was the word pictures because this in my past experience has really gotten students interested in poetry because they can see how poetry is not only fun but how it can come in all different forms. When I did poetry in one of my past field studies I did a great poem that was in the shape of a giraff, and of course the poem was about a giraff.
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Hi Anna:
I am currently taking a poetry writing class here at Saint Joseph College. I agree that students should be exposed to all types of writing, and not just traditional writing of short stories. I think children could benefit from learning to write, short stories, poems and plays.
I was wondering if you are thinking of doing something with poetry for your lesson. I think that this might be both beneficial and fun for the students. Let me know what you are thinking.
Anna,
Your post was especially interesting for me to read because as a student I never enjoyed poetry! Hearing about your passion for poetry was exciting because I felt similarly about non-fiction books. I loved learning new facts about everything! I had a teacher once that made me feel embarrassed about a poem I had written and from that point I disliked poetry. I never felt like I could write a poem, as if I didn't have that talent. As a teacher, I think it is so important to remember that there is not a right/wrong way for students to be creative. Also, comments from teachers have such a profound impact on students! Thanks for sharing about your interest in poetry.
I also like the idea of the poetry notebooks. In my Tuesday Experience my teacher gave them poetry noteboooks and the children love it. She lets them write whatever they want..you should see the things that they come up with, its great. I feel over the years poetry in the classroom is not as popular as it use to be. I think that it is a great way for children to express themselves and practicing their writing without having to follow a prompt all the time.
I think that it is great you love poetry, as Katie mentioned, it would be great for you to implement something with poetry into the classroom.
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