This was a great experience. Most of my students were able to write what they wanted to write with a little bit of help. I learned that a few of my students are really creative and I had not allowed them to show this before. I will be doing this poetry lesson again soon.
The poet played a CD of instrumental music and had students doodle and draw designs for about 5-10 minutes. When this was done she had them write about their picture. They either had to start with "I am" or "I see." This was a really great experience for some of my students. I think that one of my students realized that being an author is a real option for a job and I think this really inspired her.
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Last year my school had a poetry festival. They students memorized a poem that was written by a famous poet and they memorized a poem they had written themselves. We performed in front of parents and at a local venue for tourists. The students loved performing and they got very into writing poetry as well. It gave them a reason to care about what they were writing.
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