The Poet in You:

A mini-workshop on

poetry writingMiguel A. De Jesús Colón

English Practice Teacher

Friday, January 30th, 2015

Juan Ponce De León Middle School

What are we doing today?

Review vocabulary related to poetry

Activities about poetry writing

Sharing and read aloud

Tell me everything you know about

POETRY.

To write POETRY, you need:

FEELINGS,

EMOTIONS AND

DESCRIPTIONS.

You also need:

To read poetry.

Rhythm and musicality.

Rich language.

Intensity and beauty.

Appropriateness.

Universality.

Confidence in your style.

Masks poem…

IT’S WRITING TIME!

Pick a number:

1 2 3 4 5 6

Activity #1:

Personification Poem

Line 1: If I was a/an (write name of thing)

Line 2: Where would you live?

Line 3: What would you eat?

Line 4: What kind of work would you do?

Where?

Line 5: What would you do in your free time?

Line 6: When would you be happy?

Activity #1:

Personification Poem

If I was a pencil

I would live in a school

Munching on words and paper

After dancing all day on a notebook

Sleeping soundly on weekends

And waiting patiently for Monday

When my student comes back and we write

the best of poems.

Activity #2:

5 W’s

Line 1: WHO or what is the poem about?

Line 2: WHAT action is happening?

Line 3: WHEN does this action take place?

(A time)

Line 4: WHERE does this action happen?

(A place)

Line 5: WHY does this action happen?

(A reasons)

Activity #2:

5 W’s

The students of 7th grade

Are writing beautiful poetry

On a Friday morning

In the classroom of Mrs. Troche

Because they want to write the best

poetry book in the Universe.

Activity #3:

The Five Senses

Choose one of the pictures and answer thefollowing:

How does it look?

How does it taste?

How does it smell?

How does it sound?

How does it feel?

(Write one line for each question.)

Activity #3:

The Five Senses

Cherry Blossoms

Pink flowers

Of cotton candy and mint

Sweet scent of vanilla

Falling silently to the ground

Making a silky and soft bed.

Activity #4:

Stair Poem

Step 1 – Topic or main idea

(Write one word)

Step 2 – Three adjectives describingthe topic

Step 3 – A place or time connected withthe topic

Step 4 – A summary of the topic or aphrase related to the first step.

Activity #4:

Stair Poem

Teachers

Awesome,

brave and

passionate

Everyday in

school

Forgers of the

future

Activity #5:

Simile Poem

Write a simile for the following:

A tiger is as fierce as…

A bird is like…

Summer is as joyful as…

The sky is like…

Activity #5:

Simile Poem

Eyes

Your eyes are like the stars at night

They shine bright like a million fireflies.

Your eyes are as beautiful as the moon

rising over the sea.

When I gaze into your eyes,

My life feels complete.

Activity #6:

Metaphoric Poem

Use metaphors to compare the

following:

School is…

The sky is…

My friends are…

The sea is…

Activity #6:

Metaphoric Poem

Eyes

Your eyes are stars at night

A million fireflies swimming in the dark

As I gaze at you,

A summer night breezes through

When you look me in the eyes.

What did you

learn today?

Thank you for your

attention and be

creative!