Get
Hooked on Poetry!
A WebQuest for 3rd Graders
Designed by
Lori Van Order
Lvanorder@cysd.k12.pa.us
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Introduction | Task |
Process | Resources |
Evaluation |
Conclusion|
Introduction
"Reading funny
poems is like eating potato chips: Betcha' can't read just one!" (Ken
Nesbitt)
This is your chance
to find out just how easy it is to get hooked on great poetry! Once you start
reading poetry, you’re not going to want to put it down. AND you’ll
even find yourself wanting to share it with family and friends! You may not
believe me now, but keep reading and soon you’ll find out…
you’ll be hooked on poetry!!
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The Task
You are about to begin an exciting expedition into the
world of poetry! You will not only be reading and responding to the poems you
find, but you are about to become a poet yourself! You will be collecting as many
poems as you can that have a common theme, then you’ll add your own
creativity in putting them all together. Good luck, and remember….you
just might get hooked!
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The Poetry Process
1. Choose a theme. Make it general enough that you'll be
able to find enough poems to make a collection. Here are some examples, but you
are not limited to these. Feel free to make up your own theme.
Nature Animals Pets
School Love Humor
Tragedy Food Sports
History Children Seasons
2. Once you've chosen a theme, you need to start
collecting poems that match your theme.
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You need to have 8 poems in your collection, then an additional original poem
(which you will write). That means
9 poems total in your collection!
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Make sure you write down the author’s name, and also the name of the web
site or book in which you found your poem. If the poet is unknown, you may
write anonymous for the poet's name.
3. After each poem in
your collection, you must have a response. Write a complete paragraph about how
the poem makes you feel. Can you relate to it? Can you visualize the object in
the poem or feel the mood it is trying to create? EXPLAIN! Your
paragraph must be well written, grammatically correct, and thorough. It should
go without saying that spelling should be checked.
4.
Be creative with your collection. Make your own illustrations, add collages of
pictures cut from magazines, use computer graphics, glue in items with texture,
etc. You may choose to word process your collection on the computer, but I
don't want all of your illustrations to be computer generated. Put your
creativity to work!
5.
If you choose to write your poems by hand, you must use your very best cursive
handwriting. Neatness will count!! On that note, your collection itself must be
neat and well-organized.
6.
In addition to the 8 poems written by others, you must write at least one poem
of your own that fits into your theme. It may be any type of poem. You must
also create a response to your own poem. Tell why you wrote the poem, where you
got the idea, how it made you feel, or how you wanted others to feel when they
read it. Include extra papers at the end of your collection for others to add
their responses as well!
7.
For a complete collection, make sure you have an illustrated, neat,
eye-catching COVER, a TABLE OF CONTENTS, POETRY PAGES, SEPARATE RESPONSE
PAGES,
and
EXTRA
PAPER
at
the end on which others may respond to your poem or collection.
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Resources
Websites for Kids' Poetry
Guy Gilchrist's Poetry and
Illustrations are online-
Check out "Just Imagine" &
"Night Lights & Pillow Fights."
Fizzy, Funny, Fuzzy Poetry for Kids
Silly Valentine's Poems for
Kids
Barking Spider: Poetry for Children
by C.J. Heck
The Giggle Pit: Poems by Robert
Pottle
Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales
Grot, Grub, and Grime: The
Grossest Poems on the Internet
Imagine Songs: The poetry and
art of Joe Thompson
Mr.
Doug's Poetry for the Young & Young at Heart
Kristin George (Listen On-line!)
Ideas for Writing Poems
"A Good Poem Will
Give You Goosebumps" Poet Kenn Nesbitt explains why he thinks poetry
is important.
The Poetry Zone:
Check out the link for the Teacher's Zone & go to "How to Write
Poems"
Poetry 4 Kids: Kenn Nesbitt's biography
& instructions for writing funny poems are here
Poetry
Writing: Jack Prelutsky
Poetry
Webquest for Writing Poetry
Create a
Diamonte Poem with this Jungle Webquest
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Evaluation Station
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Below Basic (1)
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Basic (2)
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Proficient (3)
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Advanced (4)
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Poetry Collection
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Not very neat, with less than 5 poems matching theme. No names of sources. |
Fairly neat, with less than 8 poems matching theme. Not all names of sources included. |
Neat, with at least 8 poems matching theme. Almost all names of sources included. |
Neat, with 8 or more poems matching theme. Name of book or source included with each poem. |
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Poetry
Responses |
No responses to poems included. |
Responses not all complete or too brief. Many spelling or grammatical errors. |
Fairly well-written responses for each poem. Few spelling or grammatical errors. |
Thorough, well-written responses for each poem.. No spelling or grammatical errors. |
Original
Poem |
No original poem or response included in collection. |
Poorly written. Doesn’t match theme. No response. |
Fairly well-written. Matches theme. Includes own fair response. |
Well-written. Matches theme. Includes own well-written response. |
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Overall
Organization |
No illustrations. No Cover Page. No Table of Contents or extra response sheets are included. |
Illustrations are poorly done. Cover Page is poorly done. Table of Contents is included (no extra response sheets). |
Illustrations are colorful. Cover Page is completed. Table of Contents and extra response sheets are included. |
Illustrations are creative and meaningful. Cover page is well-done. Table of Contents and extra response sheets are included. |
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
YOU DID IT!!
You have become an expert at reading and responding to
poetry, and you’ve even become a poet yourself! You can be very proud of
your accomplishment, and be sure to share your masterpiece with your family and
friends. But don’t let the fun end here…keep reading and finding
poetry on your own! And remember, keep sharing poetry with others…and
maybe they will get hooked on poetry, too!
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Last updated on July 8, 2003.
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