![]() ![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. They might read it on Flipgrid, post it to a digital gallery, or email it to you so you can print it and put it up to greet the class with a beautiful wall of identity poetry when everyone finally returns. Once your students have created their “I am From” poems, have them publish them using one of these fun templates, save their poem as a PNG image, and then share it back to the class. If you have, then let me share how to take it digital. If you’ve never heard of this workshop before, step right over to this blog post and take it all in. Students can follow the brainstorming templates and produce a beautiful “I am From…” poem. I’ve shared here before about why I think “I am From” poems are an incredible poetry option! They’re one of my favorite poetry workshop go-tos, because I’ve really never known them to fail. Hosting a Class Poetry Slam or Jam (while I wrote this for in-person learning, you could follow many similar steps to create an online slam or jam!).6 Wonderful Spoken Word Pieces + Writing Prompts.Button Poetry on Youtube has a full playlist of Classroom-Friendly spoken word video clips.Here are some resources to help you get started: Or you could build up toward a virtual poetry slam or Jam, watching, scoring, debating, discussing, and writing spoken word pieces throughout your poetry unit and eventually having kids perform by submitting videos of their pieces. You could kick off each day of a poetry unit by watching a spoken word clip, or do a series of writing workshops where you share a clip and then give a related prompt. These days I’d recommend that ANY poetry unit have spoken word video clips in it, but they’re extra perfect when you’re teaching online! There are so many wonderful pieces just waiting for your students out there. You can grab your copy of the free templates for this activity here. From there I’d suggest having them save them as PNGs and drop them into a collaborative class deck so everyone can view everyone else’s, gallery style. Once they’ve created one or two poems, they can delete the other books on the slide and pull theirs in to create poems. ![]() And it’s SO EASY! AND SO FUN!įor this activity, students check out a slide COVERED in books, then pull the ones they want to turn into a poem to the margin and stack them up. I was thinking sadly this year that kids wouldn’t really be able to play with magnetic poetry on anyone’s classroom walls (because who is going to sanitize those tiny little magnets?) when I saw a few digital versions floating around the internet and became inspired to try it. Who doesn’t love magnetic poetry? It’s so fun to push those little rectangles around, not knowing what will come about as you mix and match your mood with the tiles. #1 Digital Poetry Tiles for “Magnetic Poetry” ![]() Or simply read on for some top takeaways. You can listen in on the player below, or on Apple Podcasts, Sticher, Blubrry, or Spotify. Frankly, there is not one activity I’m about to share with you that I don’t LOVE. And I’m pretty excited for you to read this post. Maybe you had a perfect way to teach it, and now you’re trying to figure out how on earth to move all your awesome activities online due to, you know, global pandemic. Maybe you’re pretty lukewarm, and you look forward to teaching it each year like you look forward to February slush. Maybe you love it and it’s tough to see how many students arrive in your classroom already anti-poetry. I know poetry can be a sensitive subject. ![]()
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