Poetry calendar: I saw this idea to have a calendar with a different poem a day. The boys were so curious when I was creating the calendar. It was fun to practice reading poetry out loud. We often read a poem and then studied that type that day during writing. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to expose the students to different types of poems. Plus, it made a really fun display on the chalkboard wall.
I am - art poems: We started our first day of poetry with combining writing and art. The idea came from here on Pinterest. The kids wrote "I am" poems, and then using oil pastels and watercolors to paint the background. These turned out incredible!!
Poetry stations: I had lots of different ideas for short poems. Since we are always short on time, we made a day of poetry stations. I came up with some of the ideas from this blog.
- Station 1: Poe-TREE with haiku baggies The kids wrote haiku poems based on random objects found in baggies. Then, they hung them on the poe-TREE. The poems turned out really funky, but it was good to expose them to the poetry form.
- Station 2: Magnetic poetry Mom gave me some magnetic poetry words last year, and I found a cute magnetic board when I was in the US last summer. When the boys saw this station, they said, "Wow, so cool." Christin also had magnetic words. They took selfies with their magnetic poems.
- Station 3: Dice poetry The kids rolled the dice to see how many lines, how many words, and the topic of their poem. The boys all happened to get one line poems, and then sat there doing nothing for the rest of the ten minutes of the station. Next time, I would make sure to specify they need to write three or four of these, especially if they are that short.
- Station 4: Art and senses I found this amazing art book over the summer, so the kids wrote poems using their senses, focusing on one of the art pieces. These poems were really cool, and they forced the students to think about art and writing in a different way.
- Station 5: Magazine poetry This station could have been a whole day in itself. The boys created really short poems, and just kind of glued words onto the page. Next time, I would have this be an activity on another day. They could focus more, and I could keep an eye on the situation.
Intravista poems: I found this awesome book called Friday Poetry Anthology. It is a great resource for middle school Language Arts teachers. It has a poem a week for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. It includes prompts and connections to the Common Core State Standards. One of their poems was called an intravista poem. It had a hidden message within the poem. The boys LOVED writing these.
Sonnets: We read A Wrinkle in Time during April, and there is a great quote connecting sonnets to life. Christin led the kids in some structured notes about two different kinds of sonnets. Then, they wrote sonnets in groups.
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Poetry Party: Christin and I had the great idea to have a poetry slam and go to a cafe to have the students share the poems they wrote. We invited their families, also. We picked a cute cafe downtown and even called to check and see what time they would open. However, when we arrived at the cafe at 8am, it was not open. We decided the only other place open that early was McDonalds, which was conveniently down the street.
The kids were so proud of their poems. They did a great job sharing, and the noise in McDonalds forced them to speak loudly and with confidence.
Corinne also shared a poem she wrote, which I loved. It was great for the kids to see that people write poetry for fun. Corinne didn't have a teacher forcing her to write. :)
What's your favorite poem? How are you encouraging people to read poems? Have you ever found a poem that impacted your life?
Con mucho amor.
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