I have been in a lot of different writing workshops lately. Just this week I’ve been in 13 writing workshops and have met with 13 different teachers in either reflective practice meetings or planning meetings. Therefore, I have SO MUCH I want to record. Which leads me to my current dilemma: what do I not [...]
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I’m constantly on-the-hunt for poetry that will be meaningful to the boys in my class. Sure, there are tons of humorous poems, but girls like those too. In the past year I’ve found quite a few poetry books that focus on sports that have been added to my [...]
By: Cynthia Reeg,
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I've been in a poetic frame of mind lately--partly due to my poem, "Reaching for the Stars" in this month's HIGHLIGHTS magazine, but also because I've been working on a classroom project to help some 5th graders explore poetry.
"Reaching for the Stars" is written in Free Verse Poetry. This is one of the easiest types of poetry to write. Why?
- It sounds more like regular speech.
- There is no set length to lines.
- There is no rhyme or meter or counting of syllables.
- It lends itself to any subject matter--serious or silly.
- Remember to use rich words (juicy nouns, powerful verbs, original phrases)
- Create unique similes and metaphors that make an instant connection with your readers
- Appeal to all five senses
- Orchestrate a lyrical flow to your poem with your word choices and placement
- Speed it up or slow it down with the length of your lines and of your words
- Use line breaks to punctuate your poem
- Evoke a mood with your poem
- Stop when you're stuck. Take a walk, shoot some hoops, let your mind float free and that's when you'll discover just the word or the idea you needed.
I hope these tips for writing Free Verse Poetry make you want to grab your pen and give it a try.
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By: Jennifer Thermes,
on 2/26/2008
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Remember being a kid and getting so excited when your parents said you could have that giant empty box that packaged some newly-arrived-on-your-doorstep appliance-or-such? It's a fort! It's an elf castle! It's a giant dollhouse! It's a... whatever you could imagine it to be.
Take a listen to this, from last week on NPR: Old Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills.
Turns out you didn't need the latest and greatest toy after all. And with all that unstructured play time you were learning, too. Who knew?
Along similar lines-- an excellent commentary over at Finding Wonderland, for those of us that are tired of the endless marketing of "stuff" to children (and everyone, for that matter...)
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I agree.
"Toys" are horribly over-rated.
Think how one's children loved real keys, real telephones and toothbrushes.
Like so much in America - and elsewhere of course - it's all about marketing.
Give me mud and water any day.......
Yes... and tape and string and cardboard tubes... my kids always have a field day with that stuff... even now that they're older.