Poetry Comes in Many Forms

Today in writing workshop we talked about how we can use poets as mentors. In class we listened to Jack Prelutsky’s Louder Than a Clap of Thunder to see if we could hear what it was in his poem that made it so enjoyable to both read and listen to. We then created our own Louder Than... poems. They had a great time choosing noises to write their poem about.

The class also really enjoyed listening to poetry being preformed. As a teacher, I am excited for later in our study of poetry when they will be able to record their voice reading a piece of their own poetry. Their words become so much more powerful when you get to hear the small but smart little voice that created the poem. Here is a link to what we listened to in class, enjoy!

 

Louder Than a Clap of Thunder