“It's like having a second teacher in my classroom.” ~ a teacher describing Byrdseed.TV
Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words (“Jabberwocky”) and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it’s only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.
Sure, Dr. Seuss wrote for young students, but can older students analyze his writing and learn to mimic his style? THEN, they can produce Seuss-style poetry about any topic: Ancient China, the electromagnetic spectrum, Pride and Prejudice, and (yes) fraction division!
Pi can go beyond circles! What if you wrote using the digits of pi as your guide?
Let’s write a summary. A very short summary. With VERY strict rules.
What if we rewrote a piece of writing without using certain letters?
Ready to push kids beyond the boring, old ABAB rhyme scheme and into something a bit more complex?
Poetry and Prose meet at a party. What would they say to each other? How would they feel about each other’s style?
Your youngest students will learn to write Japanese Haiku poetry.
Rather than just “paraphrasing” a poem, what if we did a cover version?
Let’s take a classic Christmas poem and remix it to work with another holiday!
