Poetry Pop-Ups
Rhyming and Imagery
Rhymes
Rhyming Sentences and Rhyming Stories
GLADIATOR ©Brian Curtis
reprinted with permission
Once upon a time agoThere was a land named
GatorWith a huge arena in it’s
townWhere I was a Gladiator
Being quite small, only four feet tallBut never afraid of the beasts
With sword in hand I’d protect the land
While trying to keep the peace.
Until one night with such a frightBeneath a silver moon
A monstrous figure as big as none bigger
Appeared yelling out, “I’m Bigoon!”
His feet pounded down thundering into the ground
Giant tusks curved out from his jawsHis ugly face sneered and the folks disappeared
At the sight of his glistening claws
Thesaurus
Word Shadows
Word Shadows…
• Every word we use has a shadow. The shadows can be more mysterious, more creative, more silly…
• Word Shadows are called Synonyms.
Finding Word Shadows
• Word Shadows can be found in a thesaurus.
• You can look up words in a thesaurus the same way you use a dictionary.
• Find your word in the thesaurus, and you will see all its shadows- synonyms.
A Thesaurus Entry:Entry Word: poetFunction: nounText: a writer of verse <a poet to stir
men’s souls>Synonyms bard, muse, ParnassianRelated Word jongleur, rhapsodist,
trouvere, balladist, elegist, idyllist, lyricist, lyrist, odist, satirist, sonneteer, sonnetist
The Thesaurus Entry…
• The first line on our Thesaurus Entry looked like this:
Entry Word: poet
• This is how we find the word we’re looking for. Just like a dictionary.
The Thesaurus Entry…• The second line of our Thesaurus
Entry said:
Function: noun
• Now we know that the word poet is a noun- a word that describes a person, place, or thing.
The Thesaurus Entry…• The third line of our entry said:
Text: a writer of verse <a poet to stir men’s souls>
• This line defines the word, like a dictionary. It also gives us an example of how the word is used in a sentence.
The Thesaurus Entry
• The third line said:
Synonyms bard, muse, Parnassian
• This line tells us that the words bard, muse, and Parnassian mean the same thing as the word Poet.
The Thesaurus Entry
• Finally, the last line of our entry said:
Related Word jongleur, rhapsodist, trouvere, balladist, elegist, idyllist, lyricist, lyrist, odist, satirist, sonneteer, sonnetist
• The words in this line are CLOSE to the same meaning as Poet.
Poetry Pop-Up
Make your Book
Materials• Scissors
• Ribbon• Ruler• Heavy-weight Scrap-booking paper
(Cut 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 “ for the covers)• Paper Punch• Glue
Step One
• Begin by rubbing glue on the back of each 5 ½ x 5 ½ piece of scrapbooking paper to make the covers of your book.
Step Two
• Place one strip of ribbon in the middle of each glued side cover.
Step Three
• Cover the ribbon with another sheet of scrapbooking paper.
Step Four
• Create a Rhyming Sentence using 7 Imagery Words. Use a Thesaurus.
Steps Five
• Type the sentence in Microsoft Word. Each word should be on its own page.
Step Six
• Find Clip-Art or use a Digital Camera to make pictures for each word. Place the pictures on the page it belongs.
Step Seven
• Print out the Rhyme Pages.
Step Eight
• Lay each Rhyme Page out. Glue the pages together, with one edge on top of the other.
Step Nine
• Bend each page at the glued edge. Fold backward and forward until you reach the end.
Step Ten
• Glue each blank end of the folded poetry pages to the covers.
Step Eleven
• Success! Now fold your book together and tie it shut with the ribbons.
• Great Job!!!