It is often helpful to record phrases as well as single words since the students' suggestions often include poetic devices, such as alliteration.Record students' words in the eight spaces on the "Think of Words" screen in the order that students suggest them. Invite students to brainstorm a list of words or phrases related to the object, drawing upon their hands-on experiences with the object and the nonfiction texts and picture books they have examined. Click on the shape that you have selected for the class poem or the object that students have already been exploring earlier in the session. Is a theme poem what the class suggested it was?Īfter discussing the characteristics and format of a theme poem, choose the "Select a Theme" option and briefly note the variety of shapes offered. Ask the class to compare this poem with their original ideas about theme poems. Read aloud the sample poem about an apple.
This takes students to an example of a theme poem.
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Show students how to navigate through the activity by selecting the "Continue" button. For the apple, the picture book Apples by Gail Gibbons would be an appropriate book for students to read before beginning the class poem.ĭisplay the opening screen of the Theme Poems website (using a computer with Internet access and a projection device) and identify the whole class in the space for name. To increase an insightful response and connect to content area instruction, you may also encourage students to view illustrations of the object in nonfiction texts, such as their science or social studies books, and in picture books. Encourage students to use their five senses (i.e., see, smell, hear, taste, and touch), and to record related sensory words in a simple chart. If possible, plan for a hands-on experience by allowing students to conduct a sensory exploration of the physical object. An apple is being used for the whole-class poem in this example. Begin the lesson by introducing the shape or object that you have selected for the whole-class writing activity.