Acrostic Poems are typically easy to write and can be used in any subject with any topics. Acrostic Poems allow creativity and spell out messages for readers to visually and mentally understand. This activity will promote student creative writing as well as character descriptions from the classic children’s novel Charlotte's Web.
Learning Intention / Overview
Poetry is a term that makes many students frown before they even give it a chance. After introducing poetic devices and clarifying that students understand the differences, this activity can create interest in poetry that might have been lacking. Using the accompanying handout and the lyrics to two popular songs, students are asked to reflect on the question: “are songwriters poets”? This increased motivation and requires students to reflect on poetic devices in a comfortable setting because they feel more opening to analysing songs than poetry. What they may not initially realize is that song lyrics are poetry!
Essential Questions
What is poetry?
How is music similar to poetry?
How is music different to poetry?
Are songwriters poets?
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Vanilla Ice: Was he a poet and didn't know it?
This handout is a great tool for teaching kids how to write a Diamante Poem. Diamante poems are a great way to teach student about Synonyms and Antonyms and have a bit of fun in the process. This lesson plan is suitable for students from years 3 - 10 and will easily fill one literacy session.
You can download my handout here and also learn more about Diamante Poems at Readwritethink.orgnhere.
These are really useful presentations about teaching poetry that can be adapted to suit your needs. Enjoy
This handout is a great tool for teaching kids how to write a Diamante Poem. Diamante poems are a great way to teach student about Synonyms and Antonyms and have a bit of fun in the process. This lesson plan is suitable for students from years 3 - 10 and will easily fill one literacy session.
You can download my handout here and also learn more about Diamante Poems at Readwritethink.org here.
Weird Al is clearly my most cited musician in literacy classes, particularly when looking at poetry. Last week our kids looked at using Palindromes in their poetry and Weird Al' delivered again with his rip off of Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues.
"Rats live on no evil Star"
I came across this great lesson plan about teaching rhythm, rhyme and alteration in poetry. It does a great job at pointing out the process of creating rhyming patterns and sounds through common poems we all know.
It is suitable for students from years 3 - 9. Enjoy.
Here are a great collection of games for junior school students that incorporate literacy and play. I hope you enjoy them.
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