This week Kelly Fineman is hosting Poetry Friday. Even though it's pretty hot and sticky outside during the day, there's something wonderful about the summer nights we've been having. The following poem, by Carl Sandburg, is just lovely. I hope you enjoy it as much as I like it. Summer Stars by Carl Sandburg BEND… Continue reading Poetry Friday: A Carl Sandburg Poem
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Poetry Friday: A Poem About Strength
. The Eagle and The Bear is a poem by David J. Pipkin. After having a trying day yesterday, this poem, which seems to be about strength, seemed appropriate for Poetry Friday. The Eagle and the Bear The eagle's strength to compare that of the bear this is how they fair the bear can rip… Continue reading Poetry Friday: A Poem About Strength
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A Concrete Poem (of sorts) for Poetry Friday
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Happy Independence Day!
Found this poem online and liked it! Hope you enjoy it too! FIREWORKS SPARKLING Fireworks, sparkling in the silvery sky Hot dogs roasting on the flaming fire Families all together, communicating together Smell of campfire all around Watching the fireworks in the sky Everyone around to say "Ooh and Ahh" After the fireworks are done,… Continue reading Happy Independence Day!
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Poetry Friday: Sleeping Late
I thought I'd try my hand at another couplet this morning. Here goes: A long night's rest I thought I would get up this morning by eight but my alarm clock read 11:01 meaning I slept late. This week, Poetry Friday is being hosted at Biblio File.
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Poetry Friday Submission: Kunitz
I'm in with "The Layers" by Stanley Kunitz, who was Georgia Heard's beloved Poetry Professor at Columbia. (For additional doses of Poetry Friday Poems, point your browser to Semicolon.) The Layers by Stanley Kunitz I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle… Continue reading Poetry Friday Submission: Kunitz
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SOLSC: The Perfect “Gift”
Last week, on the day I taught my students how to write letter poems by showing them Brod Bagert's Poem "The Poem on My Pillow," one of my students came up to me with a letter poem… to me. I was touched by her words and found myself holding back tears. She brought it to… Continue reading SOLSC: The Perfect “Gift”
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Making a List. Checking It Twice.
I created a large checklist, which I'm going to post in the classroom on Monday, to help my students get ready for Tuesday afternoon's Poetry Publishing Party. I realized yesterday, when I saw one of my students walking around with his Poetry Portfolio Guidelines Packet that the kids really needed a list since there's a… Continue reading Making a List. Checking It Twice.
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Poetry Friday: JBKO
The Last Poetry Friday of the 2007-08 School Year Originally uploaded by teachergal Caroline Kennedy put together one of my favorite anthologies of poems, A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children, a few years ago. One of them in Sea Joy, which seems exceedingly appropriate for me to share with my students on… Continue reading Poetry Friday: JBKO
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Favorite Genres
One of the questions on my Year-End Writing Evaluation was "What was your favorite genre/unit of study this year and why?" All of the kids only choose three genres from a list of eight. They chose (in order of popularity): Memoir Poetry Picture Books/Fiction The unpopular genres were personal narrative, friendly letters, personal essay, literary… Continue reading Favorite Genres
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Shifting Gears: From Drafting to Revision and Editing
Poetry is one of my favorite genres to teach. I simply love the way the genre empowers ALL kids to have success with their words. (Quite frankly, I wish I could teach it in November, right before personal essay, but for some reason it never happens that way! Making it the last genre of the… Continue reading Shifting Gears: From Drafting to Revision and Editing
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Preparing for Tomorrow’s Mentor Poems Lesson
Starting My Poetry Craft Table Originally uploaded by teachergal Tomorrow, I'm doing some explicit instruction on identifying poetic tools in poems we admire and then trying to use those tools in our own poetry. Hence, I'll be using this Poetry Craft Table, which I either adapted from Pat Werner or from Davis & Hill's Book… Continue reading Preparing for Tomorrow’s Mentor Poems Lesson
