Poetry Webquest Assignment:
Introduction:
Poetry has been around since ancient times. It is a form of literature which allows us to express our life experiences in a creative medium and play with words. Through this webquest you will gain a better understanding of different types of poetry and learn about different poets. You will take the role of both a reader a poet and a critic.
Task:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to use the web to learn more about the different types of poetry, writing poetry and poetry vocabulary. Use your Language Arts Journal to record your responses.
Instructions:
-Read all directions fully and carefully (maybe more than once to be sure).
-Follow directions for each task and make sure to write all your responses in your L.A. Journal.
-Practice online safety and only go to the pages which have been linked to in the assignment
-Have fun and try new things!
Process:
Part 1: Poetry Terms and Poetry Types
Step 1: Build your background knowledge to make your learning more meaningful:
Visit the Poetry Foundation website Define the following terms. Write down the definition in your own words and come up with an example of each:
1. alliteration
2. idiom
3. metaphor
4. Onomatopoeia
5. personification
6. simile
7. stanza
Learn about the different types of poetry.
Using Poetry4Kids, in your own words, describe the following types of poetry. Read any examples given and write a sentence about it.
1. Acrostic
2. Color
3. Haiku
4. Limerick
5. Shape or Concrete
6. Free Verse
Step 2: Create: Pick any 3 of the 5 types of poetry listed above and create your own original poems.
Step 3: Reflect: When you are finished, write a paragraph about your writing process. Answer the following questions in your paragraph:
-What did you like about writing the poems?
-What was hard?
-Which was your favorite type and why?
Poetry has been around since ancient times. It is a form of literature which allows us to express our life experiences in a creative medium and play with words. Through this webquest you will gain a better understanding of different types of poetry and learn about different poets. You will take the role of both a reader a poet and a critic.
Task:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to use the web to learn more about the different types of poetry, writing poetry and poetry vocabulary. Use your Language Arts Journal to record your responses.
Instructions:
-Read all directions fully and carefully (maybe more than once to be sure).
-Follow directions for each task and make sure to write all your responses in your L.A. Journal.
-Practice online safety and only go to the pages which have been linked to in the assignment
-Have fun and try new things!
Process:
Part 1: Poetry Terms and Poetry Types
Step 1: Build your background knowledge to make your learning more meaningful:
Visit the Poetry Foundation website Define the following terms. Write down the definition in your own words and come up with an example of each:
1. alliteration
2. idiom
3. metaphor
4. Onomatopoeia
5. personification
6. simile
7. stanza
Learn about the different types of poetry.
Using Poetry4Kids, in your own words, describe the following types of poetry. Read any examples given and write a sentence about it.
1. Acrostic
2. Color
3. Haiku
4. Limerick
5. Shape or Concrete
6. Free Verse
Step 2: Create: Pick any 3 of the 5 types of poetry listed above and create your own original poems.
Step 3: Reflect: When you are finished, write a paragraph about your writing process. Answer the following questions in your paragraph:
-What did you like about writing the poems?
-What was hard?
-Which was your favorite type and why?
Part 2: Poets are authors of Poetry
Step 1:
Explore the websites of various children's poets. Read the poems and the biography of the poets themselves.
Use these websites:
Gigglepoetry - Bruce Lansky
Poetry4Kids -Ken Nesbitt
Shel Silverstein
J. Patrick Lewis
Marilyn Singer
Paul Janeczko
Nikki Giovanni
Jack Prelutsky
Step 2: After learning about the different poets, pick two and compare and contrast 2 of the poets. Write about how they are similar and different. You can complete this task in any way possible, however, you might want to make a T-chart or a Venn Diagram.
Step 1:
Explore the websites of various children's poets. Read the poems and the biography of the poets themselves.
Use these websites:
Gigglepoetry - Bruce Lansky
Poetry4Kids -Ken Nesbitt
Shel Silverstein
J. Patrick Lewis
Marilyn Singer
Paul Janeczko
Nikki Giovanni
Jack Prelutsky
Step 2: After learning about the different poets, pick two and compare and contrast 2 of the poets. Write about how they are similar and different. You can complete this task in any way possible, however, you might want to make a T-chart or a Venn Diagram.
Step 3: Choose your favorite poet from the list above. Write your poet a letter. Before writing your letter be sure to write down all the questions you want to ask your poet in your journal. We will be sending these letters out to see if we can get a response back! Keep in mind when selecting your Poet that Shel Silverstein passed away so he would not be able to write back.
If you are feeling foggy on how to write a letter, check out this PBS website featuring Arthur!
Your letter should include the following:
-Questions you want to ask the poet
-Your favorite poem and why you like it
-Proper letter writing format
-Proper spelling, punctuation and grammar
-Any thing else you want to tell or ask your poet
-You may want to include one of your own original poems
If you are feeling foggy on how to write a letter, check out this PBS website featuring Arthur!
Your letter should include the following:
-Questions you want to ask the poet
-Your favorite poem and why you like it
-Proper letter writing format
-Proper spelling, punctuation and grammar
-Any thing else you want to tell or ask your poet
-You may want to include one of your own original poems
Evaluation: To view the rubric I will be using to grade this assignment, check out the file below.
*hint* You might want to use this as a checklist to make sure you are doing your best work before turning your final product in to me.
webquest_rubric.docx | |
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File Type: | docx |
Conclusion:
Wow! You did it! I am so proud of you for working so hard and expanding your knowledge of literature. Hopefully this lesson gave you a better understanding and appreciation for poetry. You will all now have the tools you need to continue to read and write poetry and grow as writers and more specifically as poets! I want to leave you with my favorite poem. After you read it, think about the theme of the poem and make sure to come tell me what you think about it in class.
Things
-Eloise Greenfield
Went to the corner
Walked in the store
Bought me some candy
Ain’t got it no more
Ain’t got it no more
Went to the beach
Played on the shore
Built me a sandhouse
Ain’t got it no more
Ain’t got it no more
Went to the kitchen
Lay down on the floor
Made me a poem
Still got it
Still got it
Things
-Eloise Greenfield
Went to the corner
Walked in the store
Bought me some candy
Ain’t got it no more
Ain’t got it no more
Went to the beach
Played on the shore
Built me a sandhouse
Ain’t got it no more
Ain’t got it no more
Went to the kitchen
Lay down on the floor
Made me a poem
Still got it
Still got it