Poetry
"Bio Poem" or "Me Poem"
First name________
3-4 adjectives that describe you
daughter of... ( son, brother, sister, niece, nephew, etc)
Friend of ( or lover of something like lover of chocolate) 3 things
Who feels ( 3 things)_________
Who needs ( 3 things)_______
Who gives ( 3 things)_______
Who fears (3 things)_______
Who would like to see ( 3 things)___________
Resident of ( place)__________
Last Name__________
Bio poems can be taken a step further and Reader-Writer posters can be created. Students include bio poems, pictures of themselves and family, an excerpt from their favorite author/poet, an original piece of their writing they especially liked, a list of their favorite books and authors with a line or two telling why it made their list, and their favorite quotation. They decorate their posters to personalize them and could add additional quotations, school appropriate song lyrics, other favorites, etc.
You can also take photos of the students and put them on construction paper with the poems. Students can trace their hands and write words on the fingers (eg. adjectives describing themselves) interests, family members, etc on the hands. Make a bulletin board out of the hands or put them around the doorway. Students can draw the flag of their heritage. This creates a rich "getting to know you" bulletin board.
Blackout Poetry: https://www.startwithabook.org/sites/default/files/blackout-poetry.pdf
Favorite Poem Project: http://www.favoritepoem.org/
Fun Poetry Prompt: Onomatopoeia: https://imaginationsoup.net/popcorn-popping-poetry/
How to Write a List Poem: https://imaginationsoup.net/how-to-write-a-list-poem/
Limericks: silly 5-line poems: https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/parents/migrated-assets/printables/pdfs/writing-limericks-fill-in-printable.pdf
Literature-Based Teaching in Science: Poetry Walks: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/literature-based-teaching-science-poetry-walks
Nursery Rhymes: Not Just for Babies!: https://www.readingrockets.org/article/nursery-rhymes-not-just-babies
Poetry 180: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-more.html
"a poem a day for American high schools"
Rhymezone: http://www.rhymezone.com/
Ted Sheu - That Poetry Guy!: http://www.poetryguy.com/
First name________
3-4 adjectives that describe you
daughter of... ( son, brother, sister, niece, nephew, etc)
Friend of ( or lover of something like lover of chocolate) 3 things
Who feels ( 3 things)_________
Who needs ( 3 things)_______
Who gives ( 3 things)_______
Who fears (3 things)_______
Who would like to see ( 3 things)___________
Resident of ( place)__________
Last Name__________
Bio poems can be taken a step further and Reader-Writer posters can be created. Students include bio poems, pictures of themselves and family, an excerpt from their favorite author/poet, an original piece of their writing they especially liked, a list of their favorite books and authors with a line or two telling why it made their list, and their favorite quotation. They decorate their posters to personalize them and could add additional quotations, school appropriate song lyrics, other favorites, etc.
You can also take photos of the students and put them on construction paper with the poems. Students can trace their hands and write words on the fingers (eg. adjectives describing themselves) interests, family members, etc on the hands. Make a bulletin board out of the hands or put them around the doorway. Students can draw the flag of their heritage. This creates a rich "getting to know you" bulletin board.
Blackout Poetry: https://www.startwithabook.org/sites/default/files/blackout-poetry.pdf
Favorite Poem Project: http://www.favoritepoem.org/
Fun Poetry Prompt: Onomatopoeia: https://imaginationsoup.net/popcorn-popping-poetry/
How to Write a List Poem: https://imaginationsoup.net/how-to-write-a-list-poem/
Limericks: silly 5-line poems: https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/parents/migrated-assets/printables/pdfs/writing-limericks-fill-in-printable.pdf
Literature-Based Teaching in Science: Poetry Walks: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/literature-based-teaching-science-poetry-walks
Nursery Rhymes: Not Just for Babies!: https://www.readingrockets.org/article/nursery-rhymes-not-just-babies
Poetry 180: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-more.html
"a poem a day for American high schools"
Rhymezone: http://www.rhymezone.com/
Ted Sheu - That Poetry Guy!: http://www.poetryguy.com/