I did it all the time... Great way to help kids understand the purposes of poetic devices... How they affect the reader. It's that whole idea of "reading like a writer..." what affect does onomatopoeia or alliteration have on your ability to create a mental image??
Sent from my iPhone On Dec 29, 2011, at 11:37 AM, "Susan" <soozq55...@aol.com> wrote: > I use poetry to teach inferring. Off the top of my head I can say I use Every > Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant. I also love anything by Georgia > Heard...Awakening the Heart is awesome. > > I really would be interested in what others would have to say about teaching > the strategies using poetry. I think that might be a little tricky if the > kids didn't have a background in poetic devices. > Sue > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 29, 2011, at 1:10 PM, "norma baker" <hutch1...@juno.com> wrote: > >> Morning all! While we're on the subject of poetry, has anybody compiled >> poems to teach the comprehension strategies? As a reading specialist who >> goes into rooms I don't have the luxury of tying my lesson to a book >> previously read or start a picture book that I can finish later and I'd like >> to actually keep to a mini-lesson. I end up spending too much time because >> I use picture books which I totally love doing and am fortunate enough to >> have a great collection, but.........I'm losing the mini in mini-lesson! If >> anyone has compiled a list of poems for the different strategies and is >> willing to share I'd be grateful. If not, that'll be next summer's project. >> I work in 4th grade primarily. Thanks! norma An old man once said, "There >> comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people >> who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget >> the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray >> for the ones who don >> 't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of >> life, getting back up is living." >> ____________________________________________________________ >> 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 >> The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4efc66c12a69e11808best05duc >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
