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What inspires writers to write poetry

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Writing to Inform: What Inspires Writers to Write Poetry?

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If something doesn't sound right, tweak it until it's better. The book was open, and in reading few legible lines, archaeologists knew that it was a psalter. This is not an answerable question; it is what I do, it is how I earn my living, and it is what goes on in my mind and imagination.

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What do you call fiction writers who try to write poetry? What does the reluctant poet write? Despite the divide between poetry and student interest, verse has wide applicability to all kinds of lesson plans…not just in ELA classes, but in any content area. In a recent post, I wrote about. Wordless picture books Many students have heard of The Book with No Pictures, but not all of them are aware of books with no words. How can wordless picture books be used for poetry purposes? He paused on each page, and the class made observations about what was happening. These books can be used to make inferences, to make predictions, and to develop comprehension, reasoning, and sequencing skills. After reading the wordless picture book with the class, a teacher can then ask students to write a poem any style! Perhaps students write a couplet or a quatrain to accompany each page. Texting couplets This is a fun idea I dreamed up as I was thinking about how to make poetry applicable to twenty-first century students. What does almost every student love? Easy: cell phones and texting. Text messages are usually short, and so are couplets. Have students use an image let them get creative…they can take a selfie, take pictures of nature or with their friends, record a video, cut out a picture from a magazine, print a picture from the Internet, or even draw a picture as inspiration for a series of rhyming couplet text messages texting couplets. You can see the assignment I created. Concrete poetry or illustrated poetry There are a couple different ways to approach concrete poetry. In its true form, the words create the picture. However, in my experience teaching various grade levels, students who have an artistic side enjoy drawing an image first and then filling in the illustration or outlining it with their poetry. If students understand the difference between concrete poetry and the artistic angle they are choosing to take, what harm is done? Google and Pinterest both showcase some incredible examples of how students can either use words to make a picture or how they can draw a picture and fill it in with verse. Most parents would probably appreciate their children taking an interest in nostalgic family relics. You can ask students to bring in one or several photographs that students find inspiring and interesting. Help students brainstorm by asking them to write down words that describe the photograph as well as having them think about how the picture makes them feel. Students can then write sentimental poems or humorous ones based on these images. They could also complete this assignment after taking their own pictures…new ones. Silently asking Will you pet my sides? The cat creeps up from behind. Proudly purring, Just trying to unwind. No working today; Today we play. Cartoon strips We all know the student who loves to draw or truly enjoys a good graphic novel. Try offering students the opportunity to use the graphic novel or comic strip format for poetry writing inspiration. This assignment could work a couple different ways. They could white out the text and fill in the blanks with verse. Six-room poems Six-room poems are effective for many of my students because it structures their brainstorming into specific categories and makes drafting the actual poem easier. How can a six-room poem relate to a picture? Just have students choose a photograph or even a video short films work wonderfully for inspiration. They can look at the picture as they brainstorm ideas for each of their rooms. Instagram photo with caption Instagram appeals to a wide age-range. People love scrolling through pictures on social media and reading the captions. Students can get creative with their Instagram images by captioning them with a short poem a haiku, tanka, limerick, or cinquain, for example. This option is also a perfect avenue for artistic students to practice their photography skills. Hashtag poems Hashtags are another popular element related to social media, and often, they are used in picture captions. Teachers can ask students to think outside of the box about hashtags. Why not use them to write poems? They could be the only element of a poem 100% pure hashtag , they could be an important element in the poem, or they could just be used at the end of the poem for effect. Think of the hashtag as the new form of figurative language. Students can use them in the same way they use metaphors, personification, hyperboles, foreshadowing, repetition, symbolism, sound devices, puns, and etcetera. Ask students to compile a list of their favorite quotes for homework or as an in-class research assignment. Then, have them create a found poem using only words from these quotes. They can produce the final draft of their found poem on their very own original quote image hand-drawn or computer-generated. Use them to decorate your classroom! These students might enjoy an assignment where they are asked to create their own political cartoon or use an existing one and write a poem to accompany it. Satirical illustrations Bespoke ELA posted on Facebook, and when I saw it, I began brainstorming the PLETHORA of ways teachers could use these satirical visuals in the classroom. Without a doubt, they could be inspiration for poetry. These particular images specifically focus on technology issues in our society. Teachers can ask students to find a satirical visual text they appreciate and then write a poem based off of the picture they discover. To prepare students to write this type of poetry, you can show them how throughout time, poetry has actually inspired paintings. Need somewhere to start? This has good examples. Once kids can see how a painting has been inspired by a poem, it might be easier for them to do the reverse by analyzing artwork to develop original poetry. Regardless of which type of image students are using to inspire their poetry, teachers can guide students during the brainstorming stage by prompting them with questions, helping them think through the options for how to create their poetry, and even allowing them to create their own rubric based on self-determined criteria. You can view the brainstorming assignment I use with my students. To take it one step further, teachers can scaffold the poetry writing assignment by brainstorming possible topics, themes, and even words to include in the poems. Do you have students who still need more support? Write the first few lines of the poem together as a class, and let them finish it on their own. For the purpose of poetry in the classroom, just encouraging students to write and learn about the structure of a poem is a success. A picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to poetry, we only need a few. Pictures, illustrations, images of any kind can inspire thoughts and ideas students might not otherwise have discovered. Try using pictures to inspire poetry with your students, and leave a comment below to share your thoughts. An avid reader and writer, I've had the privilege of teaching English for over a decade and am now an instructional coach. In my free time, I enjoy loving on my kids, deconstructing sentences, analyzing literature, making learning fun, working out, and drinking a good cup of coffee.

Anything from dreams, conversations, expressions, names, to theories and philosophies. There was a period last Summer when I had no deadlines at all and I social to a complete halt and got quite despondant. If students understand the difference between concrete poetry and the artistic angle they are choosing to take, what harm is done. Rukeyser may well be the secret grandmother of poets C. You can ask students to bring in one or several photographs that students find inspiring and interesting. Hashtag poems Hashtags are another popular element related to social media, and often, they are used in picture captions. At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled--but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved met the idea of risk.

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