Writing Informational Poetry:Transforming Ideas through Instructional Scaffolding
I can relate to Jack in Love That Dog. I agree that writing is “taxing and demanding”. I am stepping out of my comfort zone to write poetry. I am enjoying all that I have learned and look forward to trying new ideas and strategies with my second graders.
I love the idea of students writing poetry in response to reading and/or research. I like the scaffold formula poems provide for students. I know my students would need the support… I certainly appreciated it as I attempted to create my own persona poem. J
Thanks for sharing your writing and for “inviting” me to try something new and different.
marymcb said,
April 23, 2008 at 2:47 am
Great project Sonia!
May I borrow it to share with my teachers? It is so perfect for what they are doing. Your creativity is amazing! The more I think about it the more I realize that your project could be a model for other life cycle projects like frogs etc. We could combine them with the Activeboards and interwrite tablets and be very 21st century both content and technology heavy! It’s been good to have you in class!