Shared Poetry Writing
As a class, brainstorm a list of words to describe a topic (ex: Spring). Divide the class into small groups (3-5 kids) and give each group one sheet of paper.
Each student will write a sentence using one word from the list to create a stanza for the poem. Depending on ability, they can make their stanza rhyme, or you could have them make a stanza, a cinquain, haiku, etc.
Each group shares their stanza with the class and the teacher writes the poem on chart paper. My sixth graders really like this activity. We do it for each season, different holidays, and events.
born in the purpleBorn into royalty. Purple is a color traditionally associated with royalty. |
Hola MohallaHola Mohalla is a three-day Sikh festival celebrated in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India, on the day after Holi, the colorful water-tossing springtime festival. Mock battles with ancient weapons are staged, and there are also exhibitions of traditional martial arts like archery and fencing. The important Sikh prophet, Guru Gobind Singh, started this fair sometime between 1680 and 1700. More... |
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For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) |
Today's topic: stalkstipe - A stalk or stem of a seaweed, fungus, or fern frond. More... cranberry - First crane berry, so named because the plant grows on a stalk that looks like a crane's neck. More... spire - In Old English, it meant "stalk" or "stem." More... stalk - In a car, the flexible arm holding the mounting by which a seatbelt is secured. More... |