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Students in Room 123 will be reading and writing poetry on a regular basis. Students are asked to keep a poetry binder where they will collect their weekly poetry anthologies, lessons, activities, and student writings. Each day your children will be reading or writing poetry. A theme for each week has been put together and will be presented on Monday of each week. The current poetry theme is posted below: |
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Poetry for Each Day of the School Year: An Anthology of Poetry for Children by Nikki Byer |
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Pack
up the
t-shirts sandals,
shorts. Good-bye
to the ocean and
my sandcastle fort. On
this crisp, brisk, autumn-cool day it
is time to
pack summer neatly
away.
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| Academic Standards for Lesson 1: 1.1 H Fluency; rhythm, meter, etc.; 1.2C Produce work in genre; 1.3 A Read and understand works of literature; C. Literary devices; D. Sound and Structure of poetry; F Respond to poetry; 1.4A Write poetry; 1.5 Quality of Writing | ||||||||||
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Reasons for using poetry with children When you give a child poems, you are opening up different parts of his or her reading apparatus than fiction or drama or journalism open up" Pulitzer Prize Winner Jorie Graham "Poetry, like rain, should fall with elemental music...poetry for children should keep reminding them....that the English language is a most marvelous and availing instrument." David McCord, poet Poetry is probably the only form of reading one can most appreciate without fully understanding the words. Poetry works on rhythm and sound as much on word knowledge...making it safer for struggling readers. Joanne Durham, teacher Grading of Poetry: How to get an A on your poetry assignment Here are some poetry websites to enjoy:
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