In a creative writing class I was in, my teacher introduced us to found poetry.
we created our own poems and read them to the class. It was a fun writing activity
and the poems were adorable some of them really funny. In the lesson "A bear of a poem"
I feel the teacher dragged out this lesson for too long. When a lesson gets too dragged
out the students loose their excitement and become less motivated to perform well.
However since the students will be reading their poems to their parents at the end of the week
this can still keep the initial enthusiasm of the students. I enjoyed reading through the lesson plan, very well thought out.
Hi Malky,
ReplyDeleteI was just introduced to the concept of Shared Reading, which has many similarities to Found Poetry. My initial reaction to the 5-day lesson plan on one book was also, no way will the kids still be interested. I will say now, that after doing 2 5-day lessons on the same book for a whole week, the kids LOVE it!
Each day we focus on a different part of the book. One day the book and illustrations themselves, the next day vocabulary, then comprehension, and then punctuation and so on. The kids love reading the book each day and by the end of the week, these Kindergarteners feel like they are "reading" a book because they've become so familiar with the story, that they are really reading along with me.
Great sharing, Shayna! Malky- what would you change differently to make it a better lesson in your classroom? :)
ReplyDeleteHI Dr Hsu,
DeleteI would allow the kids to pick their own books from home or the library making it more exciting and personal. I also would spend three days rather then a full week on the lesson.
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