Megan Peterson

2nd Grade

INTRODUCTION TO POETRY

K-8 setting (913 students)86% Free/reduced lunch

2nd grade – 27 students64% Latino22% Black11% White

FOLWELL PERFORMING ARTS(MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

Fits into Writer’s Workshop frameworkProvides an opportunity for pre-assessmentSupports Vocabulary and language developmentMeets standards

2.6.5.6 – strengthening writing with guidance from adults and peers

2.1.4.4 - Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song

“Poetry teaches children to have fun with words, to be daredevils and gymnasts with language, by seeing the world with fresh eyes.”

~Lucy Calkins

WHY IS THIS LESSON IMPORTANT?

1. Mini lesson (10-15 minutes)Goal: I can see the world like a poet.

2. Guided Practice/Extended Practice (20 minutes)

3. Independent Practice/Conference (20 minutes)

4. Sharing/Closure (5-10 minutes)

WHAT TO EXPECT!

NOW IT’S MY TURN

PENCIL SHARPENER

I can see the world like a poet.

Pencil Sharpener By Zoe Ryder White

I think there are a hundred beesinside the pencil sharpenerand they buzzand buzzand buzzuntil my pointis sharp!

I can see the world like a poet.

CeilingBy: Zoe Ryder White

The ceiling Is the sky

For the classroom

I can see the world like a poet.

Pencil

I can see the world as a poet.

Each table will receive a mystery bag. Try to see this item as a poet would see it, “in a fresh new way”

Each table will have 3 minutes(ish) to do the following (2nd graders would get about 10 minutes, and fewer objects). Observe (looks like, sounds like, feels like) Discuss with partner WRITE (lists, phrases, sentences, poems . . .)

EXTENDED PRACTICE

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Scientist’s Notes on a Leaf Poet’s Notes on a Leaf

One inch long, three inches wide Tiny enough to be a tree for a village of snails

Sawtooth edge It’s as if someone scissored the edges to make them pretty

Dark green on one side Painted a deep forest green

Veins stick out

SCIENTISTS NOTES VS. POET’S NOTES

About 10 minutes

add more ideas to create a poem you would want to share with a partner

Draw illustrations, sometimes illustrations can give us more to write about

Reason: This is another opportunity for me to conference with students and ask them about their writing

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

SHARING

1. Mini lesson Goal: I can see the world like a poet.

2. Guided Practice/Extended Practice

3. Independent Practice/Conference

4. Sharing/Closure

RECAP OF WRITER’S WORKSHOP

STUDENT EXAMPLES

poems in your pocket - blog

7 books per set Launching the Writer’s Workshop Small Moments: Personal

Narratives Writing for Readers: Teaching

Skills and Strategies The Craft of Revision Authors as Mentors Nonfi ction Writing: Procedures

and Reports Poetry: Powerful Thoughts in

Tiny Packages

LUCY CALKINS

OTHER REFERENCES

Awakening the Heart: Poetry for Elementary and Middle SchoolBy: Georgia Heard

IRA website

Writing WorkshopRalph Fletcher