A. Read Write Thinkhttp://www.readwritethink.org/
Write ‘poetry
interactives’ in the
search box
1. Theme or Shape poems
Choose your shape category
Choose your shape
Start writing
2. Diamante poems
Examples
They provide a page of instructions
Step by step process
Plenty of lesson
ideas for each group
3. Acrostic poems
This is how you print or save
4. Word mover poems
Option 1– your own words
Option 2– use their word banks
5. Letter poem creator
Step I - Write a short note
Step 2 – select words that stand out
Step 3 – break words into three ideas
Step 4 – Use line breaks
Many other types of interactives
B. Poetry engine from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm
Four kinds – Haiku, Limerick, Cinquain and Free Verse
Instructions are provided first and then the writing starts
C. Poem Generators from Oakdome http://oakdome.com/
‘Holiday poem’
generator
‘I am poem’
generator
D. Display poems on Microsoft PowerPoint
• Easily add clipart• Move everything around easily• PowerPoint can be changed to a portrait
orientation if desired• Easily add Word Art and different fonts for effect• Can be saved as a image or a PDF• Could put these images into one PDF, upload into a
free Youblisher.com e-book and share with parents
E. Laura Candler’s poetry pagehttp://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/poetry.php
D. Display media poems using Microsoft PhotoStory 3
• Find suitable royalty free images• Add background music created in Photostory3• Narrate into the photostory• Example:
http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/PDFPoetry/if%20I%20were%20in%20charge%20of%20the%20world.wmv
E. More Poetry Resources
• Poetry sites to get those words flowing – SchoolNet blog
• Open mic poetry – video and lesson plan from The Teaching Channel
• Poetry lessons for kids• Poetry at elementary school• Five reasons why we need poetry at school• Poetry lesson ideas
Thank you!