POETRY MATTERS Meeting the Standards with Poetry across the Curriculum
PURPOSE / NON-PURPOSE Purpose: to expose participants to several ways poetry can meet the standards and be used across the curriculum Non-purpose: to introduce an entire curriculum of poetry in the classroom
GOALS Notice how poetry meets the standards Introduce you to new resources and authors who can support the writing of poetry in the classroom Experience poetry writing just as a student would Take away poetry lessons for the classroom
WHO'S IN THE ROOM? Create a value line. 1: I can't imagine taking the time to look at a poem. Convince me. 10: I love poetry, use it all the time, and can't wait to get more ideas.
MISSOURI LEARNING STANDARD Comprehend and Interpret Texts: Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and explain the relationship between the central idea(s) and supporting evidence; summarize the text distinct from personal opinions.
FOUND POETRY A found poem is one that is created using only words, phrases, or quotations that have been selected and rearranged from another text. To create found poems, students must choose language that is particularly meaningful or interesting to them and organize the language around a theme or message. Writing found poems is a structured way to have students review material and synthesize their learning.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND WORDS? HARDWARE STORE by Michael Salinger Hammer hammer hammer hammer Hammer hammer Drill All purpose Heavy duty Wood filler, roto tiller, screws Saw blades, wing nuts, steel toed shoes Half off Items on this shelf Do it Do it Do it Do it Do it yourself.
FOUND POETRY FROM NONFICTION TEXTS Poem by Rebecca Troche, Winner in NY Times Found Poetry Contest Apollo The dreams of Apollo over dead-looking seas. The sun, the beginning of life. We are the leftovers of the dawn, fresh from our cradles, we are Vikings, Voyagers, in search of the end of the Horizons. When we reach Planetfall, what will we see? Will we see the other side? the heartbreak of dying dreams? what discoveries are in store for us? who are we? What are we, but the dreams of Apollo?
Suicidal Threads FOUND POETRY Suicidal threads: Early abuse weaves its way into the brain, with potentially tragic consequences Www,sciencenewsforstudents.org Early abuse weaves its way into the brain, with potentially tragic consequences
TWO WAYS TO TURN TEXT INTO A FOUND POEM 1. Black out all but the most important words. 2. Highlight, circle, or underline the most important words.
The Alien Next Door FOUND POETRY The alien next door: Astronomers searching for Earthlike worlds need look no further than Alpha Centauri, the stellar system next door. An Earth-sized planet has been discovered circling a star in the system, just 4.4 light-years away. The planet's mass is similar to Earth's, but its orbit is not. Tucked in close to its star 25 times closer than the Earth is to the sun the planet is likely a roasted world incapable of hosting life. Astronomers searching for Earthlike worlds need look no further than Alpha Centauri, the stellar system next door. An Earth-sized planet has been discovered circling a star, just four light-years away. Tucked in close to its sun-star, the planet is likely a roasted world incapable of hosting life.
IN KINDERGARTEN TODAY THERE'S NO TIME TO PLAY Photo by Annie Otzen/Getty Images
LET'S TRY IT www.sciencenewsforstudents.org https://ww2.kqed.org/education/ (click on subject areas) http://www.yesmagazine.org/ (click on for teachers)
Writing found poems is a structured way to have students review material and synthesize their learning.
A WORLD WAR II POEM War Poem I didn t realize how scary it would be, he said. One year training to jump from a plane Learning to pack a parachute Encountering various devices Trials he learned How to carry a 50-pound pack on his back With a parachute An M1 rifle in three parts Jumping at 2 a.m. June 6 Sainte-Mere-Eglise First to be liberated Keep the Germans from the Normandy Beach
LESSON 3: THE SUMMARY POEM
WE WILL WRITE A NONFICTION NARRATIVE.
WE BEGIN WITH A STRUCTURE Topic sentence (statement of fact) Second sentence (supporting detail) Unfortunately Fortunately Finally
Version 1 There was an earthquake in Haiti. Houses were destroyed. Unfortunately the ground rumbled in an aftershock. Fortunately people donated money for repairs. Finally with help they begin to recover.
FINDING THE POEM Version 1 There was an earthquake in Haiti. Houses were destroyed. Unfortunately the ground rumbled in an aftershock. Fortunately people donated money for repairs. Finally with help they begin to recover.
FINDING THE POEM Version 1 There was an earthquake in Haiti. Houses were destroyed. Unfortunately the ground rumbled in an aftershock. Fortunately people donated money for repairs. Finally with help they begin to recover. Version 2 Earthquake in Haiti, Houses destroyed. Ground rumbled. Aftershock. People donate money. Repairs. With help, recovery.
ADD POETIC ELEMENTS Version 2 Earthquake in Haiti, Houses destroyed. Ground rumbled. Aftershock. People donate money. Repairs. With help, recovery. Version 3 Earthquake in Haiti The ground rocked and rumbled. Houses destroyed. Aftershock. Donations. Money. With help, repairs. Recovery.
LET'S TRY IT
SONG WEAVE Joplin Needs a Hero To fight the tornado That steamrolled over it. Students wove the words of NY Times reporter Noam Cohen with the words of Bonnie Tyler s song Holding Out for a Hero. It s gonna take a superman To find the vanished people, To fix the mangled destruction. He has to be fast, He has to be strong, And he has to be larger than life. I feel him coming Like the fire in my blood. Joplin needs a hero And I swear he s watching them.
BONUS MATERIALS Lesson on line breaks "Lullaby Weave" adaptation Add poetic elements Copy change Walt Whitman
GOALS Notice how poetry meets the standards Introduce you to new resources and authors who can support the writing of poetry in the classroom Experience poetry writing just as a student would Take away poetry lessons for the classroom
A TEXT STRUCTURE I used to But then And now