Insight Upper, unit 7, The road not taken by Robert Frost.
Panic.
Confusion.
The urge to run, skip it.
me, teaching poetry?!?
yet there is a poet in everyone, so they say.
Bring it on!
The Check Poem, or there is poetry in teaching.
First idea- silent discussion. Check.
Choose 2-3 poems to work with and print them. Check.
Get the poems glued on a poster. Check.
Place the posters on the wall. Check.
Couple them with markers. Check.
Put on some chill out music. Check.
Watch students engage. Check.
Join in the fun. Check.
Ask students to walk the classroom with you reading and discussing their work and the poems. Check.
Elicit new vocabulary from the comments. Check.
Ask students to try reciting the poems. Check.
Enjoy. Check
Show them blackout poetry. Check.
Ask them to create their first blackout poem. Check.
Admire their creativity. Check https://sway.office.com/zE22qrxmIu0pZqcY?ref=Link&loc=mysways
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