Poems which contrast things are most effective.  Also Poems which have action words can be used.

Some Suggestion of Poems:

Haiku, Tanka, Cinquain, Quinzaine, Diamante or Contrast

Example of a Diamante:

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Collaborative Writes Benefit all Students

1. Collaboration strengthens writing skills and improves Communication 
2. Sense of Responsibility to complete a task improves growth in Personal Awareness
3. Sharing of Ideas with a diversity of opinions and styles promotes Positive Personal and Cultural Identity
4. Sharing of Expertise with Peer Editing develops Critical Thinking Skills

*Bolded Core Competencies 

Using the iPads, collaborative writing can happen easily in the Google Environment.

Students can use either Google Slide or Google Docs to create and share the writing assignment.

Forms of Writing

Persuasive Writing (debate) using Google Slides or Docs

• A pair of students choose to debate a topic on the same document.
• Give Topics such as “Every child should or should not have a tracking device placed on them” or “Curfews”, “Uniforms” etc.
• One student creates the doc/slide and shares to partner
• When completed the writing, the students would edit, giving a strong argument for one, or decide to let the reader choose (more of a editorial write)
  

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Research Writing Using Google Slides

• Students in pairs or triads, research a topic together dividing the topic  into subtopics
• One Student creates a Google Slide and shares with group
• Students are each responsible to present the information on their own Google Slide pages, within the original document
• Remind students that this is an oral presentation, with visual cues
• Show students how to turn on the speaker’s notes, where they can add script to refer to in presentation
  

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Narrative Writing Using Google Document

• Give students a genre of a traditional/parody story to rewrite (Fractured Fairy Tale,  Animal  Story, Fable)
• Divide students into pairs or triads
• One student creates the doc and shares with the group
• Put a table on the document, so that each student has a place to write
• The (2×6) table could include: Introduction, Setting, Protagonist, Antagonist,  Problem, Attempt to Solve 1, Attempt to Solve 2, Attempt to Solve, Solution, Conclusion
• Students divide the task and write in their chosen cell
• Completed text can be copied and pasted into another application
  

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Poetry

• Choose a poetry form with a distinctive form  such as sonnet
• Discuss the characteristics of the poetry form
• Sonnet 14 lines, 3 quatrains, 1 couplet,  each line 10 syllables, rhyming scheme of abab, cdcd, efef, gg
• Divide students into groups
• One student creates the document and shares
• Create a table 2×14
• Label  Column with rhyming scheme
• Each Student completes their assigned line

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The Bluebird Poem 1

or on Canada and government

I am Canadian Poem

imovieipad2 for iPads

imovie8greenscreen for Macbooks

1.  Read the poem
2. Chunk the poem into parts (stanzas, couplets, etc)
3. Find images for each of the parts (google image search, search tools, usage rights) and save to device
4. Create a new iMovie
5. IMovie must include:

• Titles
• Digital stills
• Theme music, which fits the poem
• Sound effects
• Audio of reading of poem, making sure to capture the mood

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Using Explain Everything, on one slide, students can create a shape and add text around the shape.

Watch video

Concrete poem in Explain Everything

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1.   Haiku               2.   Tanka                       3.   Cinquain           4.  Quinzaine 5.   Acrostic          6.   Clerihew                 7.   Diamante         8.   Parody       9.   Contrast       10.   Crazy Creature   11.  Limerick        12. Concrete  13. Free Verse           14.  Sonnet                  15.       Narrative-Ballad

Use the following to complete your poetry unit

Poetry unit2015

poetrydevicesdefinition2015

Types of Poems2015

List of Onomatopoeia

StudentGrade6WritingPoemsQS

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Here are few activities I have done with my students.

Puzzle Poems

• Find poems that do not mention the subject in the piece
• Remove the title
• Ask students pairs/groups to read poem
• Have the groups decide on a title, and explain their decision based on quotes from poem
• Share as a class suggested titles
• Discuss as class why and why not each title works
• Finally share the Poet’s Title
• Have students discuss/write about their agree/disagreement with the poet’s title

Puzzlepoem

Poetic Device Scavenger Hunt

• gather up a variety of poetry anthologies
• discuss with students several poetic devices, giving samples
• In partner/groups have students search through anthologies finding examples of the these poetic devices
• Do not stop them from sharing their favourite poems, often unexpected student will want to share a poem they connect with
• Share findings of poetic devices as a class (post findings)
• Allow students to explain why or why not these are examples

Poetic Device Definition

Poetic Devices Scavenger Hunt

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PoetryJanuary

List of Onomatopoeia

PoeticDevicesScavengerHunt

Poetry unit

poetrydevicesdefinition

Powerpointmedia1

Types of Poems

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Use this pdf to show how to create a concrete poem in Notebook.

Concrete Poems

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