tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post5361167143921038087..comments2024-03-26T21:25:46.348+11:00Comments on Living Life Twice: Slice of Life Tuesday- A Plethora of Poetry PossibilitiesAlan j Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-51676555707106104082012-04-04T14:25:53.410+10:002012-04-04T14:25:53.410+10:00Such great ideas! With your ideas, there are no ex...Such great ideas! With your ideas, there are no excuses - everyone can write poetry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-82906652362793617192012-04-04T11:15:43.857+10:002012-04-04T11:15:43.857+10:00Eloquently stated and much appreciated!Eloquently stated and much appreciated!Jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258754539023377047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-49194893028113129742012-04-04T09:41:21.699+10:002012-04-04T09:41:21.699+10:00Thanks for your post Alan Wright! I will be shari...Thanks for your post Alan Wright! I will be sharing it with other teachers!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-61599939745694524612012-04-04T08:14:27.596+10:002012-04-04T08:14:27.596+10:00There you have it! I just decided that you are now...There you have it! I just decided that you are now my new poetry coach. I've always wanted to be more skilled at writing poetry; however, it can be a tough thing because there seems to be many preconceived ideas of how poetry should look and sound like. When I am trying to write a poem that has a more serious undertone, I never include rhyme because when I do include it, it begins to sound silly. I may be one of those "moon, June, spoon" people! After reading your post, I realize that I need to practice more and let go of those "poetry rules" that I was taught growing up. <br /><br />This is definitely a post I will be returning to often. Thanks, Alan!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036205610335540782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-13291242715931327252012-04-04T02:58:17.665+10:002012-04-04T02:58:17.665+10:00Thank you for all the suggestions and samples! Gre...Thank you for all the suggestions and samples! Great starting points.Betsy Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-89370496119491816902012-04-04T02:21:05.218+10:002012-04-04T02:21:05.218+10:00I full heartedly agree that poetry can be present ...I full heartedly agree that poetry can be present all year round. It can be used for teaching writer's craft and writing process but more important is to provide the opportunity to learn to enjoy reading and hearing poems. One of my favorite mentors for teaching poetry is Valerie Worth with her small poems. I also keep Georgia Heard's Awakening the Heart close by. Kids love Jack Prelutsky. The great thing about National Poetry Month in USA is that it provides abundance of resources: poems, interviews, teaching tips, poets reading poems. Your blog added some tips to use. <br />Keep spreading your message!Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-45897076257428520222012-04-04T00:06:46.909+10:002012-04-04T00:06:46.909+10:00Yes, Alan! What a great post! I will be copying th...Yes, Alan! What a great post! I will be copying this to share with teachers because you give such great specific suggestions. Last week I was modeling a lesson and we were creating a poem. One little boy said that's not a poem it doesn't rhyme. How sad that he only has experienced poetry that rhymes. I think I have read that Katie Wood Ray says, "Before a student can write a poem, they need to have read/heard at least a hundred poems." Let's get more poetry into the class, not just in April!elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-11800549214668451642012-04-03T22:23:42.073+10:002012-04-03T22:23:42.073+10:00I love your poetry writing suggestions Alan. I...I love your poetry writing suggestions Alan. I'm stealing ALL OF THEM!<br />BonnieBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-21477414671237494352012-04-03T21:49:31.352+10:002012-04-03T21:49:31.352+10:00Your ideas are good ones I will share, Alan, with ...Your ideas are good ones I will share, Alan, with those teachers who are reluctant to put poems into the ears of students all year long. It seems that some teachers are carrying that legacy of Poetry Month in the US from their own schooling, thus that's what they feel they must do in April. Or, they don't read poetry, so struggle with finding a poem to share at any one time. One idea I might add is spending time outdoors with students as much as possible, observing, taking notes from all the senses, looking for comparisons, then crafting the lines together into poems of experience. That jumping off point can then move into other experiences, like your Scaredy Cat poem, etc. I love The Important Book and have used it with older students too; yours is a great idea for a spark into a poem. Thanks for all!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-29521813650037112032012-04-03T20:44:26.877+10:002012-04-03T20:44:26.877+10:00Let's make September National Poetry Month, an...Let's make September National Poetry Month, and May too. I think we should always begin and end with poetry. It shapes us and gives us a unique way to say what we want to say. Thanks for the plethora of possibilities. I plan to make every day poetry day in April, but we have this week off and then testing, so National Poetry Month won't start until April 18. I think I will carry it on until the end of the year. I plan to start with acrostic, then bio-poems, then cinquain...Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-81608022114172898602012-04-03T19:48:34.334+10:002012-04-03T19:48:34.334+10:00I share your amazement with the focus of poetry in...I share your amazement with the focus of poetry in April that, I think, grew out of some WWP work somewhere. It is something we MUST revisit, I believe, in light of the Common Core Standards and in light of testing preparations that conuse much of April in many classrooms. In MY interpretation of the Common Core Standards, poetry as well as informational texts, plays,and historical fiction need to be woven into every unit of study all year through. This, in my opinion, will return poetry to its proper perspective of being a way to look at everything with a poetic perspective!drferreriblogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08800953133789773280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-68923000210308655912012-04-03T19:44:51.645+10:002012-04-03T19:44:51.645+10:00Love it! I always cringe at the rhyming poems that...Love it! I always cringe at the rhyming poems that kids create - for exactly the reasons you state. *chuckles* I didn't intend to make that rhyme.<br /><br />I like to have the kids read poems and use those as models. Having a structure to alter always makes the resulting works stronger.maria.selkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052847577940056985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-13241972847977350702012-04-03T19:31:40.958+10:002012-04-03T19:31:40.958+10:00I am always a bit apprehensive about writing poetr...I am always a bit apprehensive about writing poetry. I tried it during the SOLC and I was pleased with the results. Thank you for giving me some great suggestions to keep myself going on this journey.shogemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578664657000177364noreply@blogger.com