Roses are Red.....
Poetry; the ultimate in expression.
This unit was something we did as a filler while studying general science. We took a poet a week and read their poems and learned just a little about them. This page is put together a bit differently in that the general information about poets is here but the specific poet's web pages are listed under the Author pages I have created, or they can be found at the bottom of this page.
| Resources--books | Resources--websites | Projects | Writing assignments |
Resources
Books
How to--Information books:
 | A Child's introduction to Poetry by Michael Driscoll (Black Dog, 2003; ISBN 1579122825)* |
| Haiku by Patricia Donegan (Tuttle, 2003; ISBN 0804835012) |
| How to Read and Write Poems by Margaret Ryan (Franklin Watts, 1991; ISBN 0531200434) |
| How to Read and Write Poetry by Anna Cosman (Franklin Watts, 1979; ISBN 0531022617) |
| How to Write a Poem by Margaret Ryan (Franklin Watts, 1996; ISBN 0531112527) |
| How to Write, Recite, and Delight in All Kinds of Poetry by Joy N. Hulme and Donna W. Guthrie (Millerbrook Press, 1996; ISBN 1562945769) |
| Poetry An Introduction by John Strachan and Richard Terry (New York University Press, 2000; ISBN 0814797970 |
| Poetry for Dummies by John Timpane, Ph.D. (Hungry Minds, 2001, ISBN 0764552724 |
| Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare edited by David Scott Kastan and Marina Kastan, illustrated by Glenn Harrington (Sterling, 2000; ISBN 0806943440) |
| Poetry Handbook; a Dictionary of Terms by Babette Deutsch (HarperCollins, 1974; ISBN 0064635481) |
Poetry Books:
| Six Sick Sheep: 101 Tongue Twisters by Joanna Cole &Stephanie Calmenson (BeechTree, 1993; ISBN 0688110681)* |
| The Hopeful Trout and Other Limericks by John Ciardi, illustrated by Susan Meddaugh (Houghton, 1989; ISBN 0395616166)* |
| The Other Side of the Door by Jeff Moss, illustrated by Chris Demarest (Bantam, 1991; ISBN 0553072595)* |
| You Read to Me, I'll Read to You by John Ciardi, illustrated by Edward Gorey (HarperTrophy, 1962; ISBN 0064460606)* |
Audio/visual:
| Finding recording of poems that are read are a great way to understand and hear meter and rhyme. Check your local library. |
Websites
| Poets.org the Academy of American Poets |
| Shel Silverstein pdf for teaching poetry in the classroom |
| Poetry4Kids.com poet Kenn Nesbitt |
| American Poems |
| Poetry by eserver |
| Poetry Magazine since 1912 |
| Haiku Society of America |
| Anthology of Modern American Poetry by University of Illinois |
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Scholastic's poetry website |
Projects
| Making a poetry notebook. |
Writing assignments
| Writing poems. |
| Writing a brief history on a favorite poet. |
To read our poems
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| by the boys | ||||||||||||||
| by Doreen
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Specific Poets we studied:
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Robert Frost |
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T.S. Eliot |
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Walt Witman |
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e.e. cummings |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Maya Angelou |
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Dr. Suess |
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Robert Service |
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Odgen Nash |
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Carl Sandburg |
Completed
November, 2006
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