"I ask students to imagine they're at a carnival. "This exercise works better with high school kids or adults," noted Vicinanza. They can even make up a little biography of their object. They have to be that object and tell me what they see, where they go, and how old they are. I ask the class for suggestions and write them on the board as the students shout them out. It might be a drop of rain, the color blue, a school bus, or a stalk of wheat. "This is a very cool exercise," Vicinanza explained. An example of this is 'I'm sorry I broke your window, but it's the first time I ever hit a home run.'" They're sorry for something, but at the end there's always a reason why they enjoyed doing what they're expressing sorrow for. I have my students write a tongue-in-cheek apology. "He ends the poem with 'but they were so sweet'. "There's a wonderful poem by William Carlos Williams in which he apologizes for eating someone's plums," explained Vicinanza. Vicinanza shared with Education World four exercises she has used successfully in workshops with both children and adults. That's what I try to convey in my classes." But writing poetry is a simple form of self-expression. "A lot of teaching of poetry makes it seem much too difficult, too inaccessible for the lay person. "Through the years, I've developed a whole set of exercises designed specifically to get students writing from a particular place," Vicinanza added. "We want them to put something down on paper, something significant. She is the organizing force behind Words in Motion, a collective of poets who perform and teach in schools and other venues. "When we go into schools, our focus is to get the students to write, not to teach the theory of poetry," said Faith Vicinanza. Working poets use them to teach and inspire students of all ages. Give the following techniques and exercises a try. Helping students achieve that delicate balance of theory and creativity is never easy.
Turning students loose with only pen, paper, and instructions to write a poem, on the other hand, can result in undisciplined drivel. Concentrating too much on the theoretical aspects of poetry, such as rhyme scheme, scansion, feet per line, and poetic form can stifle students' creativity. Teaching poetry can be a tricky business. Included: Exercises to help students access their creative powers and produce well-crafted poems. well-disciplined creativity! How often has that thought crossed your mind? Don't despair! The experts - working poets who teach their craft - share their secrets for instructing and inspiring budding poets.
POETRY SCANSION PRACTICE WITH ANSWERS PLUS
You’ll still need to label all the syllables, divide the feet of the lines, and identify the meter of each line.įoot = one accented syllable, plus 1 or 2 unaccented syllables It’ll be the same format as the practice, only a different order. The quiz on scansion will be next week sometime (I’ll figure out the date near the end of this week). If you want any additional help regarding scansion (especially for those absent), come see me during my planning block (4th period) or immediately after school.
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