tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post4202038461758013653..comments2024-03-22T03:21:52.628-04:00Comments on Reading, Teaching, Learning: Poetry Friday - Poetry for Young People Series and Student ResponsesHolly Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-44968760710885122012015-06-13T13:41:28.431-04:002015-06-13T13:41:28.431-04:00Your student did an excellent job. Have you ever ...Your student did an excellent job. Have you ever used TPCAST for analyzing poetry? I did for our poetry unit and was amazed at how they were able to do it. I want to tweak it somewhat for next year. I also had them write a poem in the style of a poet. Again, great stuff. I have a number of these books in my classroom, too. This lesson is exemplary. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-58788038354023474362015-06-13T13:30:05.098-04:002015-06-13T13:30:05.098-04:00Love this post, Holly! I love reading and writing...Love this post, Holly! I love reading and writing and responding to poetry with students - you can't really do one without the other, can you? Your student samples show amazing depth of understanding of not only the techniques but the meaning. Clearly they have an amazing teacher! <br />Thanks for sharing this! Adrienne Gearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297974543085170058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-39900986293280838522015-06-13T08:52:56.974-04:002015-06-13T08:52:56.974-04:00We have a few of these books at my school, Holly, ...We have a few of these books at my school, Holly, and to be really honest, I've never used them very well. I love this assignment! I didn't know the Merry Go Round poem, but will definitely be using it next year, in our fifth grade unit on Civil Rights. And I love the roller coaster poem! She really "gets" Langston Hughes' voice! Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-75313190601471200322015-06-12T21:48:03.096-04:002015-06-12T21:48:03.096-04:00I love the Poetry for Young People series. I'...I love the Poetry for Young People series. I'm passing your post along to my teacher friends in 6th grade. It always amazes me that students can enjoy all kinds of poetry when they are exposed to it. I love the way they chose a favorite poem, wrote a response, and created their own poem. Great reflection and ideas for "next time" - the mark of a teacher who is always learning. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-54598190171431280022015-06-12T19:31:21.865-04:002015-06-12T19:31:21.865-04:00Wow! Great activity with fabulous outcomes!Wow! Great activity with fabulous outcomes!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-8959972928005377242015-06-12T17:36:54.069-04:002015-06-12T17:36:54.069-04:00I agree with Jama - she responded to the poem very...I agree with Jama - she responded to the poem very specifically, and her own poem was lovely and heartfelt.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-62181246697916789662015-06-12T17:01:13.425-04:002015-06-12T17:01:13.425-04:00If her poem had been signed by Langston Hughes I w...If her poem had been signed by Langston Hughes I would not have been surprised. She matched his style well.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-67101372105884038032015-06-12T12:52:01.805-04:002015-06-12T12:52:01.805-04:00I thought this student did an excellent job with t...I thought this student did an excellent job with this assignment! She did a great job of echoing Hughes's poem with her own, effectively getting the point across and cleverly adding a response from the Mister. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com