My students know I'm a sucker for Shel Silverstein! I often use his poems in class to demonstrate author's style, such as word choice. As we were wrapping up our review of Parts of Speech... I thought it would be a "cute" idea to have my students create a description poem & model it after one of my favorite poems by Shel Silverstein!! Have you ever heard of "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out"? You haven't?? Check it out below!
I actually didn't think this was going to be as challenging as it was... But I was wrong... Way wrong. My kiddos brainstormed for nearly two days and we shared multiple ideas before drafting! They battled through the ups and downs of pre-writing & drafting. I know what I need to do for next year to make it smoother. :/ However, with that said, my 7th graders arose to the challenge and created some great poetry! The word choice and description was excellent! Check out some of their projects below!
They were all so adorable... I really had a hard time choosing what was going to be published on my blog! Great job! I can't wait to go onto dialogue next week! That's going to be a hoot!
Until Next Time,
Ritchie
Until Next Time,
Ritchie