EDUC 205: Children’s Literature and the Writing Process

1. EDUC 205: Children’s Literature and the Writing Process Day 16: Poetry

2. Schedule • Announcements? • Collect Lesson Plan 1 • Poetry • Fantasy books and evaluations • Final project guidelines and options

3. Poetry • Differs little from adult poetry • Content should relate and appeal to children

4. Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or a chin – that is the way for a day to begin. Sandpaper kisses – a cuddle, a purr I have an alarm clock that’s covered with fur. Bobbi Katz, “Cat Kisses.”

5. Elements of Poetry • Note – modern poetry breaks many “molds” in both content and form • Ex. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse • Ex. Love that Dog by Sharon Creech

6. Elements of Poetry • Rhythm

7. Hello and good-by Hello and good-by When I’m in a swing Swinging low and then high, Good-by to the ground Hello to the sky. Hello to the rain Good-by to the sun, Then hello again sun When the rain is all done. It blows in the winter, Away the birds fly. Good-by and hello Hello and good-by. - Mary Ann Hoberman

8. Elements of Poetry • Rhythm • Rhyme and Sound

9. Clickety, clack, Clickety, clackety Clackety Clack. Riding in front, Riding in back, Everyone hears The song of the track: Clickety-clack, Clickety-clack, Clickety, clickety Clackety Clack. David McCord Clickety-clack Wheels on the track, This is the way They begin the attack: Click-ety Clack, Click-ety clack, Click-ety clack-ety Click-ety Clack. Clickety-clack Over the crack, Faster and faster The song of the track: Clickety-clack,

10. Elements of Poetry • Rhythm • Rhyme and Sound • Imagery • Figurative Language: Compare and Contrast

11. Touch it to your cheek and it’s soft as a velvet newborn mouse who has to strive to be alive. Bite it. Runny honey blooms on your tongue – as if you’ve bitten open a whole hive. Rose Rauter, “Peach.”

12. Elements of Poetry • Rhythm • Rhyme and Sound • Imagery • Figurative Language: Compare and Contrast • Shape

13. Two in Bed When my brother Tommy Sleeps in bed with me He doubles up And makes himself exactly like a V And ‘cause the bed is not so wide A part of him is on my side. Abram Bunn Ross

14. Coming Soon… • Tuesday, March 25 • Meet in library lab 1A • Lesson Plan 2 draft, with 2 copies, due • Draft annotated bibliography due • Thursday, March 27 • Choose one poem in your texts to evaluate • Bring another book of poetry to share