Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Especially to CPitS Poet Teachers

    Dear CPitS Poet Teachers: I love this idea but it will require some coordination. Here's the gist:

     For THE LESSON PLAN ANTHOLOGY: We will need to give the reader more best practices and background than is possible in the page-long lesson plan procedures. 

      Instead of an introduction by one or two poet-teachers, why not have paragraphs by many of us? 

      Topics to include: ~on what poetry is ~ on inspiration ~ on helping stragglers and superstars ~ on to rhyme or not to rhyme ~ on line breaks ~ on metaphor and simile and image ~ on music magic ~ on other poetry tools: onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration ~ on juxtaposition ~ on five senses ~ on rhythm ~ on encouragement ~ on keeping going ~ on discussing poetry – what did you like? not what does it mean! ~ on ___fill in blank___

      What is your pet topic? Write a paragraph about it - not enough - but a start. May be part of a CRAZY quilt.
      
       To ensure variety, and avoid too much duplication, post your preference here, so others can see.

2 comments:

  1. Whether working with enthusiastic or reluctant writers, invite students to dedicate their poem to someone or even to write a poem as a gift. Writing for someone gives the poet a sense of purpose and creates an intentional audience. Asking students who they are writing for provides insight into the their worlds. When I have invited students to write a poem for someone (or something), energy fills the room, as if we are tapping into a continuum of poets past and present, their friends and families.

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  2. Gwynn O'Gara tells me she would like to do a paragraph on student poets and cycles of silence.

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