![]() Patricia at Reverie is hosting Poetry Friday this week. Patricia is sharing a beautiful cento in honor of her fortieth wedding anniversary. Congratulations, Patricia. Maybe I put the cart before the horse by posting the student poetry project last week. So this week, I'm sharing my process. ![]() I Am I am a blue dragonfly flitting from word to word I wake to the joy of sunrise I dream of the ocean and the full moon I am a blue dragonfly flitting from word to word I understand my fingers are typesetters, typing words into poems I worry about those I love in the middle of the night I believe the world needs more kindness I am a blue dragonfly flitting from word to word © Jone Rush MacCulloch ![]() I started with writing in my note book figuring out what I might say. I wrote a list: fruit or vegetable, animal, verb, color, machine and location. Thinking about students, decided to provide a few more options as shown below. ![]() Because I was in the class for two days. students were able to create the hands on one day and write the poems the next day. I wanted the students to think a little about the collage so they had this planning sheet. Not that they had to stick with it when creating the collage. I find it helps a little. I brought in a container of papers and items for collage (benefits of creating mixed media). I gave them a half sheet of 8 X 10 to collage on. Collage first. Trace hand. Cut out It is so interesting that some students were challenged to trace their hand and then cut it out. I offered papers with words that might have some connection with students. At least one student wrote and cut out his own words. I wished that I had more photos in my paper stash of a variety of animals. Students are resourceful because some of the kids drew their animals. Mrs. Fisher's Fifth Graders Poetry Art
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5/25/2023 09:05:38 pm
Jone, thanks for sharing your process. I really enjoyed reading so many of the student's work last week and now yours. I plan to try the form/structure this weekend for a poetry exercise.
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5/26/2023 03:52:58 am
Jone,
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Mary Lee
5/26/2023 04:41:12 am
Having missed last week's PF, I had to go back and look. I love Anton's frog poem the best! But this art!! WOW! I may try this next year with my after-school kiddos.
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5/26/2023 07:25:46 am
I love reading more about your lesson, Jone, know that students would love doing the art & as they created, thought about the words they wished to include. I imagine they will continue to think about 'who' they are after the creating, too.
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5/26/2023 10:11:15 am
Thanks for sharing your process and I think the kids must have had fun with this, sharing what is important to them in a fun way. The art you shared is inspiring.
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Karen Eastlund
5/26/2023 06:15:53 pm
I love this lesson, Jone! Very creative, and I think making the collage first is a great preparation for the poem. Yours is lovely. I have a stash of papers, and you are inspiring me to give this a try.
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Linda Mitchell
5/27/2023 04:20:55 am
LOVE This, Jone! I am surprised daily by the little things I think kids should know but don't. This year, it was cutting out hearts for Valentine's Day. What? You've never cut out a heart before? Darling--let's fix that! You've done worlds and worlds of good, Jone. Thank you.
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5/27/2023 08:34:06 am
Jone, I really like the I am poems and especially the two step process. Two summers ago I led a small poetry group with students around the same age as your 5 th graders. Our poems were much more concrete but there were some stunning results. Thanks for your work with children! Hope they enjoyed snd appreciated this project!
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5/27/2023 12:03:20 pm
These came out so good, Jone! I know the kids enjoyed the process of creating. I would have loved that in fifth grade.
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5/27/2023 02:40:34 pm
What an awesome project. They turned out great. I love thinking about fingers as typesetters.
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5/28/2023 11:32:11 am
Jone, your lesson is full of creativity and a blending of ELA, art, and mixed media. I love to see the bright colors and ingenuity on the children's part. Keep sharing your process with us. It makes for stunning end-products.
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5/28/2023 11:50:07 am
What a lovely project. It's great to read your student's work which is so impressive, Jone.
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5/28/2023 04:25:28 pm
Wow, Jone - love the behind-the-scenes lesson peek. And I love how you share your multiple talents with these young creators. I'm sure this was a meaningful experience for them! Thanks for sharing your blue dragonfly, too.
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5/31/2023 06:08:04 am
I adore a good process post! Thanks for walking us through this, Jone.
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