tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post6437388378169893247..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Teaching Stanzas Part 2Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-11861356824227741902012-05-13T19:19:57.134-04:002012-05-13T19:19:57.134-04:00Hi, Other Laura! The "poem walk" was so ...Hi, Other Laura! The "poem walk" was so popular, I'm going to post another one later this week.<br /><br />We've been working hard on writing with descriptive detail. The kids just finished their final poems, related to food, and they are AMAZINGLY rich with imagery.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-88571174386127005542012-05-13T09:03:22.151-04:002012-05-13T09:03:22.151-04:00Laura, what a fantastic lesson. First, I love Swif...Laura, what a fantastic lesson. First, I love Swift Things. Wow. Favorite poem from this PF roundup by a mile! Thank you for sharing it.<br /><br />And thank you for sharing the way you use it. Very enlightening. <br /><br />And the student poems! Love those green apples that the brother hates, the black and bloody days, the bright green wave, and Boo Boo flying to the door. So many fantastic specifics.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-37496839781082087312012-05-12T12:58:25.122-04:002012-05-12T12:58:25.122-04:00Thanks, Irene. This poem is rich with imagery, whi...Thanks, Irene. This poem is rich with imagery, which the kids enjoy. I must thank poet Rosanne Singer again for sharing "Swift Things" with me, back when I was learning how to be a poet-in-the-schools.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-54000947208436761212012-05-12T11:31:48.540-04:002012-05-12T11:31:48.540-04:00Wow, Laura, I want you to teach ME! I love your li...Wow, Laura, I want you to teach ME! I love your line by line breakdown. And the student results are wonderful. You make me want to WRITE. Thank you so much for sharing!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-66117916147969013532012-05-12T10:20:55.764-04:002012-05-12T10:20:55.764-04:00This is a great post. It's fun to hear about ...This is a great post. It's fun to hear about how you go about approaching a poem with kids. I looked at a very similar idea with my seventh graders this week, using a Nancie Atwell lesson about "parallel stanzas."Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-55916600056773485062012-05-12T09:09:32.834-04:002012-05-12T09:09:32.834-04:00Thanks so much for this great lesson! I really app...Thanks so much for this great lesson! I really appreciate how you broke it down line by line, with just enough analysis to help kids "get it" but not enough to kill it. I want to try this with my fourth graders when we do poetry Friday next week! And the third graders' poems are amazing! They really got it!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-62366286226456464232012-05-12T08:21:45.002-04:002012-05-12T08:21:45.002-04:00Thanks for the peek into your (borrowed) classroom...Thanks for the peek into your (borrowed) classroom! Great lesson, with wonderful poems resulting!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-91520000135196981022012-05-12T00:01:30.668-04:002012-05-12T00:01:30.668-04:00Boy, I sure wish you were my teacher back when I w...Boy, I sure wish you were my teacher back when I was younger, I would have gone in a different career trajectory altogether. These are beautiful poems, which means you've done a marvelous job! I have to agree with Tara and Robyn, these are lucky third graders indeed. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-73276524796117211152012-05-11T21:45:13.182-04:002012-05-11T21:45:13.182-04:00Very cool!
JetVery cool!<br /><br />JetI'm Jet . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/18126808059666263516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-57213813140763419622012-05-11T17:26:02.788-04:002012-05-11T17:26:02.788-04:00Aw, shucks, Tabatha. Just doing my job -- I happen...Aw, shucks, Tabatha. Just doing my job -- I happen to LOVE my job :-)Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-12702778415137658452012-05-11T17:01:11.092-04:002012-05-11T17:01:11.092-04:00Top notch as always, Laura!Top notch as always, Laura!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-11643764781916397122012-05-11T15:45:38.159-04:002012-05-11T15:45:38.159-04:00Thanks, Robyn. This is one of my favorite schools....Thanks, Robyn. This is one of my favorite schools. The third grade teachers are supporting and as enthusiastic about poetry as I am.<br /><br />Katya -- that sounds like an interesting way of handling this concept. I like the idea of adding the third stanza (kind of like the inside of a Venn diagram.)<br /><br />Tara -- schools that are new to poetry residencies are often surprised how well the workshops line up with Common Core Curriculum or 6+1 Writing Traits. Poetry does require thoughtful thinking, but it's also fun. THe kids enjoy being "poetry detectives" when we look for clues in the lines of a poem.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-48276781245084606772012-05-11T14:50:57.075-04:002012-05-11T14:50:57.075-04:00As Robyn said, these are lucky third graders! Than...As Robyn said, these are lucky third graders! Thanks for sharing the process - it's deliberate, thoughtful teaching like this that makes poetry such a worthy endeavor in oiur class rooms all year, not just in the month of April.Tarahttp://tmsteach.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-76861868726523213392012-05-11T14:47:06.579-04:002012-05-11T14:47:06.579-04:00My son's class did a similar exercise they cal...My son's class did a similar exercise they call "and" poems. The title is two opposites. The first stanza is about one, the second stanza is about the other, the third stanza compared them or ties them together.Katyahttp://www.katyaczaja.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-737177373352804312012-05-11T07:41:22.622-04:002012-05-11T07:41:22.622-04:00What a wonderful lesson! These third-graders have...What a wonderful lesson! These third-graders have been lucky to have you, and I can tell from their poetry you've been lucky to be with them as well. Great work all around! Thanks for sharing.Robyn Hood Blacknoreply@blogger.com