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Responding to Poetry
We can help students respond to poetry in many ways. Students might form small groups or poetry circles to discuss poems.
They might create murals and individual art work in response to poems. Later on, they might write their own poetry. However,
as Lee Bennet Hopkins says, do avoid the DAM approach - "Don't DISSECT, ANYALYZE, OR MEMORIZE" (Sylvia Vardell,
2002).
The five poetry breaks in this unit inclue the following:
Poetry Break # 26: A Poem about a Difficult or Sensitive Subject in a Child's Life
Poetry Break # 27: A Free Verse or Unrhymed Poem
Poetry Break # 28: A Poem Written and Published by a Child
Poetry Break # 29: A Classic and a Realted Contemporary Poem
Poetry Break # 30: An Original Poem
I hope you have enjoyed these 30 poetry breaks. The Bibliograpy lists many good books filled with poems to share and to
treasure.
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