Teaching Poetry.pdf

How to teach poetry

1. TEACHING
POETRY TO YOUNG
CHILDREN

2. What is Poetry?
1)Language with intense feeling & imagery
2)Qualities of sound that:
-bounce pleasingly off the tongue
-tickle the ear
-leave the mind with something to ponder
3)Affecting honing of sound and meaning
4)Brings the world alive
5)Gives meaning to life

3. Poetry = to
Rhythm
VarietyExpress
feelings and
opinions
Confidence
Imagination
Creativity
Integration
Language
Skills
Fun
Spoken
Expression
Appreciate
sounds
words and
patterns
Phonic
Skills
Vocabulary

4. E.gFamily, Adventure, Holiday,
Thanksgiving, Food

5. Before you teach POETRY…..As a TEACHER, you
should….
1)Read the poem silently
2)Ask yourself these questions:
-Who is speaking in the poem?
-What is the person feeling?
-What does he/she look like?
-How does he/she sound?
-What is he/she saying?
-Think about the poetand persona

6. ¡Think of how I can portray this person through
my voice, body and facial expression
¡Underline key words in the poem
¡Practice reading the poem aloud
¡Practice reading aloud to an audience
¡I record myself reciting the poem and listen to
it. How can I improve?
¡What props and costumes should I use?
¡I should remember to have FUN!!
As a Teacher, I should….

7. TEACHER’S ROLE IN TEACHING POETRY
¡Read the poem thoroughly
¡Introduce the subject of the poem
¡Read the poem aloud in class. Let pupils enjoy listening
to the poem
¡Get pupils to follow along as you reread the poem.
¡Have them read the poem chorally with you as the
leader keeping the voices together
¡Discuss new vocabulary to help pupils understand the
poem
¡As the poem becomes more familiar use the text to
teach aspects of language

8. 3 PHASES IN A POETRY LESSON
1.Pre-Stage
ØTo introduce and stimulate interest in the topic
ØTo motivate students by providing a reason for reading
ØTo provide language preparation for the text
ØTo be enthusiastic about reading
ØTo activate background knowledge
ØTo link existing knowledge to new information
ØTo understand and acquire new words
ØTo predict what the poem is about

9. PRE STAGE ACTIVITIES -POETRY
Hide me
Video/
Audio
Ask 5
questions
Jumbled
alphabets/
words
Secret
Pouch
Jigsaw
Making
Predictions
Guess
the title!
Show
Pictures
Guess
who am
I? Riddles

10. PHASES IN A POETRY LESSON
2. While Stage
ØTo learn phoneme in the poem
ØTo identify important details in the poem
ØTo identify basic literary tools. E.gsimile, rhyme,
personification, imagery
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11. WHILE STAGE
1.Read the poem aloud to students more than once with
intonation and expressions. You need to do action as well.
2.Ask the students to recite the poem. (individually and group)
3.Identify the specific phoneme sound if any.
4.Discuss the content of the poem.
5.Discuss the figurative language found in the pome. E.g.simile,
imagery
6.Provide at least ONE (1) practice / worksheet.

12. PHASES IN A POETRY LESSON
3. Post Stage
ØReflect upon what has been read.
ØTo relate the poem to the students’ own
knowledge/interests/views (personal opinion).
ØTo design Language Arts pertaining activities.

13. POST STAGE ACTIVITIES -POETRY
CollagePerforming
DrawingGames Role Play
Rewrite
Poem

14. ACTIVITY TIME
In groups of 3-4, select ONE poem from the eLearning Portal. You need to do the following:
•In groups you need to demonstrate the poem recital.
•Useanyofthe following Pre-stage activity:
•Ask 5questions
•Making predictions
•Jumbledalphabets/words
•Hide me
•Jigsaw
•Guessthetitle!
•Showpictures
•GuessWhoamI?
•Secret Pouch
•Video/Audio
•What are you planning to teach in Pre, While and Post Stages? Briefly explain.
•Use relevant teaching materials where needed.
•Each group is given 10 mins to present.