Why? What images or ideas come to mind? Why? Share your writing with a classmate or small group. Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “Bats” by Paisley Rekdal. What do you notice about the poem?
The following activities and questions are designed to help your students use their noticing skills to move through the poem and develop their thinking skills so they understand its meaning with ...
Cecily Stonor and Matilda Lait, who are also in Year 6, read the poem In Flanders Fields by John McCrae and Rosie Clark read For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon. Sophia Candy spoke about the ...
The point was to deliver a message, not a lesson, she realized. “That was where the poem took off,” Limón said. “I wanted to make sure it was a poem of praise and wonder. Yes, we’re going ...
Whether you’re looking to soothe your mind, ignite your inner rebel or make your heart sing, poetry offers something for every day and every mood. As Dylan Thomas said, “poetry is what in a poem makes ...
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