The POETRY Issue
Week 6 of e-library at St. Joseph Catholic School
Poetry is a container. It gives shape to words and ideas!
Hello Friends!
Think of all the different containers you have in your house: bottles, cans, jars, boxes, and cartons. Often the shape of a container helps you understand the contents: milk and juice cartons, egg cartons, musical instrument cases are just a few that come to mind. Poetry is meant to do the same thing. The words chosen, the rhythm and rhyme (or no rhyme), and even the way the words are printed on a page help the reader experience a person, place, thing, idea, or emotion.
This week's issue of e-library is meant to give you an introduction to poetry. You will find here stories written as poems, tips for writing and reading poems, and a few opportunities to create your own poems. Linger longer over playful puns and wonderful words from the known and unknown.
In next week's issue there will be a gallery of photos submitted as entries in our Nature Photography Contest! Stay tuned!
Please forward any photos of your creations, buildings, writings, projects, or performances happening in your home to my email! I would love to feature your creativity in a future issue.
Be good. Pray often. Remember: you are loved!
Love and miss you all,
Mrs. Moschetto
Stories for the week!
What Would You Wish For? Grades k-2
Another AWESOME book illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Read The Right Word on EPIC! here. Sign in and use our code to access the book. For grades 2-5
Can I Touch Your Hair?
For Grades 3-6.
PO-etry!
Learn more about the writer, see photographs, and find links to his poems HERE.
Shel Silverstein! Everyone's favorite!
Look right below to find the free bookmark to download!
Poetry Resources
Who was the first National Poet Laureate? Wait. What's that?
I love the poem in the photo and decided to illustrate it myself. Find a great poem or write one? Illustrate it and send it to me!
If you wish to know more facts about centipedes, click HERE.
SONGS: POEMS PUT TO MUSIC!
Poems have often been used as song lyrics. The PSALMS we sing at mass are an excellent example. Most of the psalms are credited to King David of Israel. Many people connect to the psalms because they are very personal and often describe how someone is feeling. Many of your favorite songs sung at mass are based on the Psalms. Below is a link to a very popular version of PSALM 103. Enjoy!
Grades 6-8 may Read here about how musician Joni Mitchell was inspired by the lyrics of a famous poem to write a song. The piece appeared on her album SHINE . The song was released 10 years after she thought her career was over, proving that poetry and music have the power lift people up in times of crisis!
Does it have to rhyme? No, but....
It was too wet to play.
So we sat in that house
all that cold, cold, wet day."
Dr. Seuss was The. Master. at the simple rhyming pattern associated with many poems for young children called, common rhyme. But the masters of rhyme know that it is easier to read it than to write it. Rhyming patterns can be tricky and finding a word that rhymes and makes sense for a poem can be a challenge. But if you think rhyme is sublime, use this link to a rhyming dictionary! Just plug in the word you want to rhyme and let it do the work!
Need a word? Just make one up!
Want to learn about some fancy poetry? Learn about SONNETS. Use this link to read some of Shakespeare's most famous poems that ----SPOILER ALERT---all end the same way: with a rhyming couplet (the last two lines rhyme).
WRITE YOUR OWN POEM! Use these tools!
CLOUD IT
Magnetic Poetry
Learn write a HAIKU poem in five minutes!
A Poem in Your Pocket Day Challenge! April 30!
When I climb up to get a drink
it doesn't work the way you think.
I turn it up, the water goes
and hits me right upon the nose!
I turn it down to make it small
and don't get any drink at all!
Have you ever memorized a poem? Ask you parents and grandparents if they know a poem by heart! If they do, ask them to recite it for you! Here are four ways to participate safely in this year's challenge:
Tape a poem with an illustration to a neighbor's door.
Video yourself reading a poem and send it to a friend.
Serenade a friend or neighbor by yelling the poem to them from the street
Mail a poem with an illustration to a friend or family member
Read on to learn about a contest that rewards kids who read poems with flair!
PHOTO CREDIT: my brother. He sends me photos of his animals almost daily. This is a keeper.
SLAM! Poetry for those who like to win!
If you want a clue as to what a SLAM performance might look like, watch the video below to see an 8th grader performing his "Mathematical Blues". Love. Love. Love. it!
Practice poetry basics RHYTHM and BEAT with this dance video
By Blackout Poetry Master: Austin Kleon
By Emily T. Piper
By Cre8tive Havoc
Blackout Poetry: Art and Poetry entwined! For GRADES 4-8
Blackout poetry is turning prose into poetry. When the poet blacks out all but a few select words on a page of a newspaper, magazine, or book to create the verse, she has "written" a poem.
The artist might also draw, paint, or otherwise decorates the page. The artwork can illustrate the poem or become part of the poem.
Give it a try! Find instructions HERE. Read about this cool exercise before you try it.
Find AMAZING EXAMPLES HERE and REALLY COOL options/methods HERE.
Search BLACKOUT POETRY on Pintrest to see some amazing examples.
Below is my version of blackout poetry. I used only the books in my little workroom. Read from top to bottom. Enjoy!