A Bear of a Poem: Composing and Performing Found Poetry
I think the idea is very creative however I am torn. There are parts of the lesson plan which I think are great and creative. Taking an existing work of literature and deriving a new text. It requires to students to pay closer attention and think a bit outside the box.
However does this not distract the student from comprehending the current story? It could be that I have in mind my current students (Pre-K) so I am a bit prejudice, and older students are more capable. I also did not understand her own "found poem", I read it and it looked like gibberish to me, but maybe I am missing the entire lesson plan?! I also am not sure how this is any better than just doing a collaborative poem? in fact this is limiting, in as much a student may want to contribute a line to the poem but the words he or she wants to use is not in the story. On one hand that limitation may cause them to be more creative, but on the other, it may cause them frustration and they may give up on the lesson.
Hi Faige! First of all, thank you for your offer to help. Aren't we supposed to have different pages for each professor's class, to post their assignments there??
ReplyDeleteAlso, I hear your point, wondering if this found poem idea is better than doing a collaborative poem, but I'm sure Ms. Owens class will do collaborative poems at different times. This is something a little different, and not so typical like the usual!
Hi faigy,
ReplyDeleteI understand your concern, however if the purpose of the lesson is to create a poem based on a written text, then this lesson objective is excellent. I would teach this form of poetry in a grade older then second, unlike the grade suggested (k-2) since in the younger grades, students should be focusing on comprehension and reading skills and once they reach the older grades they can use a more childish book to create grade level poems.