I love poetry, but many of my students are already convinced they don’t. I’ve tried using modern poetry (read: commercial jingles and song lyrics) to help my students engage, but I’d like to try the ideas mentioned in this School Library Journal Article. Click the link below for more information.
http://www.slj.com/2015/12/teens-ya/how-kwame-alexander-gets-teens-reading-and-writing-poetry/#_
What has been your experience with using relevant poetry to engage your students?
Great article! I wrote a similar piece on my blog. Please check it out if you have time!
http://www.deskofcarisa.com/?p=153
Thank you so much for sharing! I love the student samples, and how you explained the change you made that resulted in much better student writing. I’ll have to try this assignment for sure during my poetry unit.