Here it is again.
Michael A. Wilkinson
EDCI 505: Teaching Writing K-12 NIWP SC12
Professor Duvall
March 17, 2012
Implementing One Activity
As a follow-up to the This I Believe personal essay unit
that my 6th and 7th graders are just ending, I will have
my students write a personal poem on “What They are Happy to Be” based on a
poem by Charles Simic.
We, ourselves, wrote a poem in the Therapeutic Use of Poetry
class with instructor Lynda LeBlanc on this topic, and I enjoyed it very
much. I felt freed up to write about
what I would want to be, and it did not have any perimeters to make me feel
stifled.
My students have explored and evaluated their personal
beliefs, values, and important aspects of their lives in order to write a
personal essay. I feel writing this poetry piece would be complimentary to the
overall project and provide further opportunity for self-expression.
I was a part of Lynda's workshop during the Summer Institute and I loved it. I experienced a whole new side of poetry that I hadn't before. My 3rd graders just wrote Spring poems and I was amazed by the finished product. Writing poetry seems to allow kids to move out of their comfort zone. I had one student tell me they felt able to let loose when writing poetry. :)
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