First-- Decide on a possible topic and a theme.
How do you feel about that topic? (TONE)
How do you want to make you reader feel? (MOOD)
NOW... Decide... What type of poem will you write?
Types of Poetry-- "Real" and "Invented"
Poetry Forms & Techniques
Next-- Get Ready to Write...
Warm UPS & Exercises--
writing warm ups
This one has the "goodies" way at the bottom of the page in a scroll box of its own. It has some really interesting ways to get a jump start on your poem.
Poetry Prompts & Exercises
I KNOW... I know... it sounds strange. BUT, there are some REALLY cool & interesting ways to get the creative juices flowing!! Check it out...
Poetry EXERCISE???
It just makes sense... go to the experts! This link is from one of the top sources of English Education lessons!
Read*Write*Think--
Create A Poem
Fifty-- Yes Fifty-- TOOLS for Poets:
50 poetry tools
Poetry Tools-- from online rhyming dictionaries and magnetic poetry (online) to glossaries of poetic forms--
Tools of the Trade
More Tools
Look at other poets' work: sample poetry-- student resources
Challenge- Earn up to 4 bonus points (2 each) for using a poetic device/narrative element NOT on the rubric! See the list below:
other literary/poetic elements
I will be updating and adding more, but this should get you started for today, anyway! Enjoy!
Spend some time today looking at these tools and deciding which would be helpful to you. Remember... anyone can be a poet! : )
And most importantly, If at first you don't succeed... try & try again!
Have a "growth" mindset... it will allow you to grasp a challenge and GROW from it!
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