tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post4107710900774898275..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: Don't Be Listless, Part 1Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-48280509039371330082010-07-02T09:10:45.561-04:002010-07-02T09:10:45.561-04:00Hi, Mary Lee. What do you think about the Found li...Hi, Mary Lee. What do you think about the Found list? Sarcasm can be tricky for fourth graders to pick up. Let me think about some models that might work for you.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-40878923752244709172010-07-02T07:09:20.212-04:002010-07-02T07:09:20.212-04:00Great lesson and great model poem! I'm thinki...Great lesson and great model poem! I'm thinking of ways to adapt this to fourth grade writers...Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-9937283173376789402010-06-25T22:16:54.465-04:002010-06-25T22:16:54.465-04:00Thanks for stopping by Jama and Laura.
Wow -- som...Thanks for stopping by Jama and Laura.<br /><br />Wow -- sometimes I get so caught up in the wonderful details of this poem that I forget it's also an elegy.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-4522615870558895542010-06-25T20:46:31.442-04:002010-06-25T20:46:31.442-04:00Hi Laura,
Thanks so much for allowing the poetry ...Hi Laura,<br /><br />Thanks so much for allowing the poetry lesson to be posted on my site. You can find it: http://teachpoetryk12.com/teacher-lessons/<br /><br />What a terrific poem. Such a lovely elegy. <br /><br />Laura Evans<br />all things poetryall things poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676584641409205152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-25856847236299963992010-06-25T16:44:58.238-04:002010-06-25T16:44:58.238-04:00I love that we learn as much about the poet as we ...I love that we learn as much about the poet as we do about her father. Powerful and moving. Thanks for sharing and for the list poem lesson :).jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-55902006569349532702010-06-25T11:21:00.769-04:002010-06-25T11:21:00.769-04:00There's so much going on between the lines tha...There's so much going on between the lines that she lets the reader connect. The nuclear rally in the title is only mentioned once (and without the word "nuclear") but it resonates through the poem.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.com