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April is National Poetry Month |
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30
Days of Poetry |
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| Acrostic http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic This is a very cool tool for elementary students to explore poetry in an interactive, fun, and friendly format. Students will choose a theme, then brainstorm up to eight words for their topic. |
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| End Rhyme http://www.rhymezone.com A rhyming dictionary is like a regular dictionary, except that instead of looking up the definition of a word, you look up the rhymes of a word. |
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| Favorite
Poem http://www.favoritepoem.org Americans saying poems that they love. Awesome project!!! |
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 http://gigglepoetry.com Learn how to write nursery rhymes, limericks, and list poems. Write a poem, enter a poetry contest, and read the winning entries. Read interviews with your favorite poets and ask them questions! |
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to Make Line Breaks in Poetry http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=88 Knowing where to create line breaks in written poetry exercises often perplexes the best of us. Here are several tips on just how to best accomplish line breaks, along with interactive online activities to hone student skills. |
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| Idioms http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/6lesson.htm Understand these expressions and how you would use them in your work by doing some simple activities. |
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Poetry Forms http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm Introduce students to poetry writing with this simple guide. This site offers all kinds of poetry formats, along with short lesson ideas to accompany the forms. Just point, click, add words, and print out your creation! Over 70 different selections. |
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| Literature Terms http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/LitTerms.html Definitions and examples of literary terms & devices. |
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| Magnificent Rainbow: Kids Form Poems **GREAT SITE** http://www.poetspath.com/exhibits/magnificentrainbow.html These exhibits highlight the wonder of kids playing around with poetic forms. |
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| Online Poetry http://adifferentplace.org/poetry.htm You'll find at this website many poetry activities you can do online. You can do all of them or some of them. |
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| Onomatopoeia The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer. |
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| Poetry
Forge http://poetryforge.org Students, take advantage of poetry generators to challenge your writing skills. |
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| Poetry Idea Engine http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm# Get your poetry juices flowing with the Poetry Idea Engine. Created with GoCyberCamp, this activity will allow you to write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more! |
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| Poetry Splatter http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/gamestation/poetrysplatter/default.mspx Writing poems has never been so much fun! Are you ready to get messy and SPLAT your own poem? |
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| Poetry
Terms http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pmglossary1.html This glossary lists poetry terms and definitions to use when talking about poetry. |
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| Writing with Writers: Poetry: Jack Pretlutsky http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/jack_home.htm Listen to Jack Prelutsky read one of his poems, then follow his tips and techniques to have some fun with poetry writing! |
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Compiled
by Mary Lou Baldwin Technology Facilitator checked 12/07 |
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