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Poetry Balls
http://www.powerpoetry.org/poetry-terms
http://schools.nyc.gov/documents/teachandlearn/Poems_to_Play_With_in_Class_final.pdf
http://windward.hawaii.edu/poets/PoetryGuideforweb.pdf
Essential Questions for Poetry Unit
1.) How can poetry be defined?
2.) What are poetic devices? How are poetic devices used to engage readers?
3.) Why is imagery and symbolism as a poetic/literary device important to the understanding/appreciation of poetry?
4.) How have dominant pieces of literature been inspired by poets and how can poems written in different eras and genres be compared?
5.) Who were some of the prominent figures in multiple poetry movements and how did they influence the creative flow and process of writing poetry?
6.) What does learning about ourselves teach us about others?
7.) Is creative flair a learned process or is it an inspired desire?
8.) Why is the presentation of poetry an important skill learned?
9.) How can one utilize life experiences as a foundation for creative and expressive thinking?
https://www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/poetry_language_arts_writing_elem.htm - Internet4Classrooms - Poetry
http://www.atticacsd.org/webpages/csholts/teacherpages.cfm?subpage=1277246 - Poetry Information
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_tguide.htm - Writing Poems - Scholastic
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/lb_explorer/ - Line Breaker Explorer
Poem for 2 Voices
http://writingfix.com/Literature_Prompts/DrJekyll3.htm - Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
Letter Poetry
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/letter-poem-creator-30019.html - Poetry Letter Generator
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson99/RWT118-1DearGrandma.pdf - Dear Grandma
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/line-break-explorer-30018.html - Line Break Explorer
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson99/RubricforLetterPoemsLesson.pdf - Line Break Letter Poem Rubric
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/venn-diagram-circles-30006.html - Venn Diagram - Interactive
RIDDLES in POETRY
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/riddle/index.html - Writing Riddle Poems - Power Point
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/riddle/WriteYourOwnRiddle.pdf - Write Your Own Riddle - Getting Started Guide
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson169/RiddlePoems.pdf - Riddle Poem Examples
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson169/TermsHandout.pdf - Features of Riddle Poems
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson169/RiddleScript.pdf - Riddle Poem Techniques
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson169/RiddleAnalysis.pdf - Riddle Poem Technique Questions
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson169/WriteARiddle.pdf - Writing A Riddle Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson169/StudentChecklist.pdf - Riddle Poem Student Self-Assessment
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson99/RubricforLetterPoemsLesson.pdf - Riddle Poem Rubric
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/riddle/WriteYourOwnRiddle.pdf
http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html - Riddle Interactive - Use Inferencing
http://www.catb.org/~esr/riddle-poems.html - Riddle Poems & How to Make Them
Riddle: A hoard of rings am I,
but no fit gift for a bride;
I await a sword's kiss.
Answer: A suit of chain-mail.
<strong><span style="color: #008000;" _mce_style="color: #008000;">Riddle: I am the black cloak of the road.</span></strong>
Answer: Asphalt
Riddle: Hard iron on horse / cow's hide on man.
Answer: Shoe
Riddle: I drink the blood of the Earth,
and the trees fear my roar,
yet a man may hold me in his hands.
Answer: A chainsaw
The blood of the Earth
, of course, is petroleum. This phrase is a good example of what Viking poets called a kenning
, a poetic and indirect description of some simple thing or event — a riddle within the riddle-poem.
Casey at the Bat
http://writingfix.com/PDFs/Classics_Lit/Casey_Bat_poem.pdf - Casey at the Bat
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15500 - Casey At The Bat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfSed2MUsA - Casey at the Bat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq9ur0VfVn0 - Casey Bats Again
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/trading_cards/ - Interactive Trading Cards
http://www.readwritethink.org/resources/resource-print.html?id=20251 - Casey At The Bat
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15500 - Casey At The Bat Poem
http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE23.html - Casey At The Bat - Theater Script
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_case7.shtml - Keiler Parody
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson934/observation.pdf - Critical Thinking Through Baseball Questions
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1131/SportsPoetryFlipBookProject.pdf - Sport Poetry Flip Book Project
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/flipbook/ - Flip Book
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson-docs/866-FlipbookDirections.pdf - Flip Book Tips
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1131/SportsPoetryFlipbookRubric.pdf - Flip Book Rubric
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1131/AnalysisofBaseballAnnotatedCopy.pdf - Analysis of Baseball - Annotated Copy
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson104/sounds.pdf - Sound Words
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1131/PeerResponsetoSportsPoetry.pdf - Peer Response to Sports Poetry
Riddle Poems
Brainstorm lists of words & ideas related to & associated with topic. (clouds, wet, liquid, rain, ice, fish, stream, river, lake, ocean, pool, swimming), and words & ideas that are opposite or opposed to the answer. Imagine you are the object. Describe the world from its point of view. What do you see? Hear? Smell? Feel? What do you do? What do you like?
(I run downhill, I make canyons, people & animals drink me).
Use figurative language to describe answer & give clues.
Metaphor: Streams are fish roads.
Personification: The water cooked my egg.
Simile: Pools of water reflect like mirrors.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/
resources/interactives/riddle/index.html - Writing Riddle Poems -
Power Point
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/
resources/interactives/riddle/
WriteYourOwnRiddle.pdf -
Tips on writing your own Riddle Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/
resources/lesson_
images/lesson169/TermsHandout.pdf - Riddle Poem Features
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/
resources/lesson_
images/lesson169/RiddlePoems.pdf - Riddle Poem Examples
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/
resources/lesson
_images/lesson169/RiddleScript.pdf - Riddle Poem Techniques
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/
resources/lesson
_images/lesson169/WriteARiddle.pdf - Writing a Riddle Poem
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm - Diamante - Diamond Poem
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm - Color My World Poem
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm - I Am Poem
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm - I Don't Understand Poem
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/readviewtextp.cfm - Poem Quiz (Frankenstein)
http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames/poem.html - Poetry Game (1)
http://www.poetry4kids.com/ - Poetry4Kids
Imagery- Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and gives the reader “pictures in their mind”
Simile- Comparing two unlike things, usually using the words like or as. Example: The sky was black as tar. Metaphor - A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as to connect the comparison. You actually say one thing is the other. Example: The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
Alliteration - Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words. Alliteration is used to create a rhythm, establish mood, call attention to words, or point out similarities and contrasts. Example: wide-eyed and wondering we wait for others to wake up.
Personification - giving the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. It is a comparison to show something in a new way or make a strong statement about it. Example: The pencil danced across the page.
Onomatopoeia – when certain words are used that make a sound - words made up to represent the way a sound really sounds. Example: Thunk! BAM! Read the poem “Flint” by Christina Rossetti. This poem is a good example of a poem that uses simile to great effect.
Acrostic - a poem that arranges the first letters of each line to form a word when viewed vertically. The word is often the subject of the poem. Example: Makes dinner for us, Open, caring, loving, My favorite person in the world.
Alphabet poem- each line begins with one letter of the alphabet, in order.
Ballad - a poem that tells a narrative story similar to a folk tale or legend, or an event in history. Ballads often have a repeated refrain. Ballads are often set to music. Pop and rock musicians today often write and record ballads. Example: “John Henry,” “Casey Jones.”
Blank verse – a poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter (the meter often used by Shakespeare in his plays), which has the rhythm of spoken language
https://www.readitwriteitlearnit.com/single-post/2017/03/28/High-Interest-Poetry-Activities - Blank Poem Activity
https://wehavekids.com/education/k12interactivepoetry - Poetry Activities
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