Word as a Creative Tool

Poetry

1. Look at the following examples of the poetry of e.e. cummings

• If you like e.e.cummings, here is a webpage http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/eecummings/
• If you would like more poetry resources here is a website: http://www.poets.org/index.cfPoetry

2. Download "Pooh Bear". Change prose into poetry:

• try center, right, left
• delete words, phrases
• break at different places
• change the look of words (use different sizes, types, configurations)
• Pooh Bear revised

3. Create your own descriptive paragraph. Turn your descriptive prose into poetry.

• Save as (so you have your original and now the new copy.)

Prose

1. Listen to two stories by Robert Munsch. Listen for common characteristics in the two stories.

2. What would you add to the table matrix?

3. Read your new Robert Munsch Story. What characteristics does this story have? Be ready to add to the table matrix.

4. Pretend that Robert Munsch has a writing block.

• Brainstorm possible topics for help Munsch with his writing block.

  More about Robert Munsch

• How might we use the Vegetables draft to help him with his writing block?
• Vegetables in the revision process.

5. Quick write a descriptive paragraph (an idea from our brainstorming) and Word to give Munsch a sample idea for his writing block.

6. For class discussion:

• What prior knowledge would students need to be successful with this lesson?
• What scaffolding elements would need to be added to help students be successful with this lesson?
• How might this be adapted to other types of writing?

7. What standards does this lesson meet? How can you go "beyond the standards"?

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