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Poetry Introduction
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on February 24, 2009 at 10:55:05 am
This poetry unit is intended as an exploration of creative writing, thinking, and orally and visually presenting for all ages and all abilities. The Tic-Tac-Toe table below is divided into Gardner's intelligences and according to four levels of challenge so learners and teachers can pick and choose from beginner, emergent, capable or advanced activities depending on their skills in each of the areas (K-7).
Exploration of Poetry
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Beginner |
Emergent |
Capable |
Advanced |
Interpersonal
- Can we create poetry as a group by brainstorming together and using each others' ideas?
- What messages do poets attempt to get across: social justice, change, compassion?
- Who are your favourite authors? What are they like as people?
Explore: brainstorming, poet-trees
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Creating pictures and webs to express feelings and emotional responses.
tarfall: rhymes
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Tacher-directed collaborative web creation (Inspiration, SmartBoard). |
Poetry circles for sharing favourite and personal poems.
Collaborative Poetry
Poetry Lessons by Teachers
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Peer assessment and critique (2 stars and a wish). |
Intrapersonal
- How can poetry journals and books be used to explore your thoughts and ideas?
Explore: Free verse, imagery
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Learn Now BC!
Starfall
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Learn Now BC!
Starfall
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Kinesthetic
- Can poetry be expressed through movement? Dance?
Explore action poetry, songs, personnification, use different textures and media to create poems: collage, 3-D poetry
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PBS Kids Activities
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Dancing Through Poetry |
Language (Spoken)
- How does poetry change with tone of voice, cadence?
Explore: onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyme schemes
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Poetry Presentation
Choral Poetry
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Poetry Presentation
Choral Poetry
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Coffee House
(under these criteria and set-up)
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Coffee House
Understanding Fluency and Oral Interpretations of Poetry: ideas to assist older students with correct recitation of poetry
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Language (Written)
- Which poems do you like to read?
- Which poems do you like to write?
Explore: poetry anthologies, picture books, catalogue poetry, limericks, couplets, powerful words using a thesaurus
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Poetry Journal and Samples
Journal Stems
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30 Days of Poetry
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Logical-Mathematical
- How can we define a poem by the number of syllables, verses, couplets or by its rhyme scheme?
Explore: Cinquain, haiku, diamante, limerick, hexaquad, couplet, sonnet
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Musical
- Which lyrics do you enjoy most? Why?
- Can you write your own lyrics to music?
- How does the beat of the music affect the words to the lyrics?
Explore: rap, jazz, rock, nursery rhymes,
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Lessons on Poetic Device
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Naturalistic
- How are poets inspired by nature?
- Can you use poetry to describe the five senses?
Explore: Haiku (breathe in, hold the thought, and let it go)
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Visual-Spatial
- How does the layout of the poem affect how we read it?
- Can poetry become even more meaningful with illustrations, graphics, choice of layout, font size and colour, backgrounds?
Explore: cinquain, concrete poem, diamante,
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CBC for Kids
Wordle: word posters
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CBC for Kids
Wordle: word posters |
Diamonte prompt
Cinquain Prompt
Scholastic Poetry Ideas
Wordle: word posters
Venn Diagram
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I have a wonderful book resource for this:
Wordle: word posters
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Poetry Introduction
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