Bring on the poems!

Friends, it is officially that time of year when we start bustin' out the poetry. So before you start reading, here is the shameless plug for our Poetry Made E-Z packet. It's 30% off for 24 hours only!! Grab it up!

Don't get me wrong, we've used poetry already for reading skills. But for some reason, the allotted scope and sequence (don't you love that phrase?) for poetry always ends up towards the end of the year, landing somewhere close to state testing. I don't really mind it, because I always have a ton of fun with poetry, and state testing time is definitely a time where extra fun is appreciated by all.

So, here we are. Nearing the end of 3rd quarter. Can you believe it? The year has flown by. I'm in full-blown panic/test prep mode...but I'm also getting my poetry resources ready to go! The last few years I have jumped into poetry with our Poetry Made E-Z activities to get the students familiar with vocab like meter, stanza, line, and so forth. What I love most about our packet is that it gives students a place to plan and PRACTICE their poems before they sign the whole thing in blood...I mean publish it. So what I do is laminate the planning and publishing pages front/back and put them in my Work on Writing center. That way, students can use dry erase (or Vis a Vis) and work on perfecting their poem first. It ends up being a great independent activity and a way for them to still work in a little of that precious Writing Process. 

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