Poetry Friday, Week 9: Student Work

3/2/2023

Tanita at {fiction, instead of lies} is hosting Poetry Friday this week. She writes of seeds, writing and transformation. Today, I had the opportunity to guest teach in a fifth grade. We read from Winter Bees by Joyce Sidman and then wrote our own "deeper thinking" poems about winter. The class and I talked about trying to create a turn at the end of the pome. One student did a good job with it. Can you spot it? The students said I read the poem with a witchy voice.

You're Invited to Create a Classic Found Poem

Irene Latham

3/3/2023 04:41:40 am

I'm glad you put on your witchy voice. The students wrote some gorgeous poems! Your call for classic found poems reminds me of a series I did of first page/first chapter found poems from chlldren's classics. I'll revisit and see if any are suitable for your padlet. xo

janice scully link

3/3/2023 07:35:08 am

How fun to see the students' work. The poem about the mouse sensing danger definitely 'turns." Thanks for the invite to write a found poem. I'll have to think about that.

tanita

3/3/2023 09:13:10 am

I love every single one of these, but Anastasia's owl edges a millimeter ahead as my favorite. And I love your "witchy voice." Your students are hilarious.

Denise Krebs link

3/3/2023 07:10:40 pm

Jone, how fun to get to spend the day with these fifth graders and read and write so meaningfully. I'm with Tanita, I love Anastasia's poem.

Mary Lee

3/4/2023 04:33:16 am

I'm going with Clara's SNOW OWL and "the taste of small small children." Although I know so much about Miles without anything more than his poem. There's always one in a crowd and they're always a little shocked when you're NOT shocked and you validate their work anyway.

Jone MacCulloch

3/4/2023 06:44:10 am

Clara's poem cracked me up, how could you not di a witchy, witchy voice? And yes, Miles, there's always one.

Karen Edmisten link

3/4/2023 10:36:47 am

Oh, these are an absolute delight, Jone! I often work with this age (in my Brave Writer coaching work) and I adore their writing. You had a creative bunch there! Clara definitely got the turn, and in a more poignant way, so did Elsie, with the Earth seeing children both happy and sad.

Linda Mitchell

3/4/2023 04:48:43 pm

These poems are wonderful! I love the poem about New Mexico! What lucky kids.

Margaret Simon link

3/5/2023 04:41:39 am

These are delightful. I think I will borrow this lesson. How much time did you have with them? If you have any tips, send them my way. I love all the responses. What fun!

Carol Varsalona link

3/6/2023 07:26:03 pm

Jone, I enjoyed reading the students' poems. This line from Miles was funny, "the smell of pigeon poop".
After reading these poems, it appears that the lesson went well and the children enjoyed themselves.

PATRICIA J FRANZ link

3/6/2023 07:51:44 pm

These poems are evidence of a great day! I love writing "What a [blank] knows" poems. The students did a great job!

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