Poetry is not just the name of a town in Texas. From 3rd grade forward poetry knowledge will be tested and it will be a supporting standard even as far as College Readiness Reporting (Fiction and Expository).
Time to gather and have your students read all kinds of poetry, not just in form but in content and ability levels. We know Narrative, Lyrical and Free Verse are tested as part of the standards, but expose them to everything possible.
I have come across a few new poetry resources, including some from Dr. Sylvia Vardell out of Texas Women’s University. Her “poetry a week” collection in The Poetry
Friday Anthology is a wonderful collection of poetry for k-5 with TEKS and Common Core curriculum connections and she also has a version for middle school. Dr. Vardell’s The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists has lists of poetry bibliographies and strategies to follow. What I like about this book is you can find science poems too!
And John Grandits’ poetry book Technically, It’s Not My Fault well, it’s just fun! Poems here show meaning and emotion through text and visuals.
If you have a little downtime this summer take a look at these resources and be ready for next school year.
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