Friday, April 27, 2012

Poetry in our Souls

Fifth graders have been drinking poetry this week.  We've talked about what it means for a poem to "speak to you."  Each night poets are required to read poetry aloud for at least five minutes.  Each day poets are invited to recite a poem that particular spoke to him/her.  We are keeping track of qualities we notice in poems.
Here's what we've got so far on our list:
Poems we like-
flow, sometimes rhyme, create mental pictures, evoke strong feelings, are sometimes funny or clever, sound pleasant to our ears, might make us think about something in a new way, and might have a strong ending.
Poets are writing different types of poetry and will continue to write poems all through May.

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