Teaching+Poetry+Faves

MY STUDENTS ARE POETS...AND THEY KNOW IT Teaching the joy of reading and art of writing poetry through grammar, pop culture, and other American poets. Many student samples included. (Grades 4-12) - Dr. Melissa Shields, NBCT  mshieldsecboe@gmail.com  @mjshields

**Similes and Metaphors in Pop Culture** media type="youtube" key="EQL-wEe03hc" width="560" height="315" https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EQL-wEe03hc#!

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 * Noun Poem [[file:Noun Poem.ppt]]
 * I WISH Poems [[file:I WISH.doc]]
 * Preposition Poems [[file:Prep. Poem.ppt]]
 * [[image:2018-01-22_2049.png]](6th Grade Student)
 * Research Rap Song Rubric and Student Samples [[file:Rap Song Rubric and Student Samples.pdf]]
 * Using Song Lyrics to Teach Poetry Conventions [[file:Song Lyrics .docx]]


 * Author Inspired Poetry **
 * "Mother to Son" (Langston Hughes)
 * [[image:IMG_0378.jpg]] (8th Grade Student)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.3px;">"Abuelito Who" (Sandra Cisneros)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">[[image:2018-01-22_2025.png]]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[[image:2018-01-22_1956.png]][[image:2018-01-22_1954.png]](8th Grade Students)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Poetry Assignment and Template [[file:Abuelito Who writing assignment (5).doc]]


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">"Where I'm From" (George Ella Lyon)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Poem and Templates [[file:Where Im From Poem.pdf]]


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Captured Talk Poetry
 * [[image:2018-01-22_2017.png]][[image:2018-01-22_2013.png]]<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> (8th Grade Student)
 * [[image:IMG_0375.jpg]] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">(8th Grade Student)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">What People Say Poetry

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Personal Poetry Rubric

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">My Annual Student Poetry Anthologies 1997-2007


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.3px;">My Fave Poetry Sites and Tools **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Poetry 180] provides a poem for each of the 180 days that students are in school. It provides the poem as well as information about the author and copyright permission. A great way to study poetry.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Five Poetry Writing Exercises] - great for beginners, and they are a lot of fun too.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|60 Second Recap]i s a GREAT resource for ELA classrooms. It's kind of like [|CliffsNotes] on speed. The idea behind [|60 Second Recap] is it provides videos to explain important aspects of the books and poetry. Each 60 second video clip provides some or all of the following: overview, context, plot, characters, theme, motif, symbolism, and conclusion.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Lit2Go] is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroo m.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Poetry Creator App] (iTunes)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.3px;">More Poetry Activities [[file:CoolPoems.pdf]]