Poetry creation rotation stations allowed the kids to move around, to share ideas, and to be their best creative-thinking, problem-solving selves all week long. These student-centered activities allowed students to build off of their background knowledge and apply their understanding of literary devices and structural elements of poetry, while having the freedom to wholeheartedly create and enjoy the writing process. Two words: total engagement. Students created a variety of poetry, including blackout poetry, book spine poetry, paint card poetry, flip side poetry, roll-the-dice poetry, newspaper poetry, found poetry, magnetic poetry and haiku. A culmination of the week's activities resulted in 'Open Mic Friday', where, with the help of our energetic emcees, Paige and Ross, students presented their poems orally to the class. Here are just a few examples of some of the glorious poetry that was created this week:
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