Click, Clack, Who? Children Write, Click, Clack, Who? Children Write, too!too!

Going beyond the Haiku!Going beyond the Haiku!

Dr. Kathy BausermanDr. Kathy Bauserman

Indiana State UniversityIndiana State UniversityKathryn.bauserman@indstate.edu

Jennifer PerezJennifer Perez

Junior, Indiana State UniversityJunior, Indiana State Universityjperez4@indstate.edu

Kaitlyn EddelmanKaitlyn Eddelman

Junior, Indiana State University Junior, Indiana State University keddelman2@indstate.edu

Why poetry?Why poetry? Brain naturally “wired” for poetry (Turner & Brain naturally “wired” for poetry (Turner &

Poppel, 1983)Poppel, 1983) Human hearing mechanism enjoys rhythm Human hearing mechanism enjoys rhythm

and meter (Turner & Poppel, 1983)and meter (Turner & Poppel, 1983) Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic

Intelligence (Gardner, 1993)Intelligence (Gardner, 1993) Engages childrenEngages children Encourages self-efficacy by using easy Encourages self-efficacy by using easy

formulas for writing poetryformulas for writing poetry

Five W’s PoemFive W’s Poem

Each line of this poem answers one of the 5 Each line of this poem answers one of the 5 W’s: W’s:

Who? Who?

What? What?

When? When?

Where? Where?

Why?Why?

CowsCows

CowsCows

wanting some comfortswanting some comforts

type during the daytype during the day

in the barnin the barn

to live a life with ease.to live a life with ease.

The Rondelet PoemThe Rondelet Poem

A rondeaux is a French lyrical poem, A rondeaux is a French lyrical poem, originally developed as a form of medieval originally developed as a form of medieval courtly music. The rondelet is a variation courtly music. The rondelet is a variation on the roundeaux. It consists of two on the roundeaux. It consists of two rhymes, contained within a single, seven-rhymes, contained within a single, seven-line stanza. There are a specific number line stanza. There are a specific number of syllables per line and line one is of syllables per line and line one is repeated as lines three and seven. repeated as lines three and seven.

The Rondelet PoemThe Rondelet Poem

Line 1 – a (4 syllables)Line 1 – a (4 syllables)

Line 2 –Line 2 – b (8 syllables)b (8 syllables)

Line 3 –Line 3 – repeat line 1repeat line 1

Line 4 -Line 4 - a (8 syllables)a (8 syllables)

Line 5 - Line 5 - b (8 syllables)b (8 syllables)

Line 6 - Line 6 - b (8 syllables)b (8 syllables)

Line 7 - Line 7 - repeat line 1repeat line 1

DuckDuck

Clever, funnyClever, funny

trying to outthink Farmer Browntrying to outthink Farmer Brown

Clever, funnyClever, funny

always causing trouble for himalways causing trouble for him

helping farm animals get “stuff”helping farm animals get “stuff”

acting so innocent and coolacting so innocent and cool

Clever, funnyClever, funny

..

Diamonte PoemDiamonte Poem This is a diamond-shaped poem of seven This is a diamond-shaped poem of seven

lines that is written using parts of speech. lines that is written using parts of speech. Line 1 – Noun or subjectLine 1 – Noun or subject Line 2 – Two AdjectivesLine 2 – Two Adjectives Line 3 – Three “ing” wordsLine 3 – Three “ing” words Line 4 – Four words about the subjectLine 4 – Four words about the subject Line 5 – Three “ing” wordsLine 5 – Three “ing” words Line 6 – Two adjectivesLine 6 – Two adjectives Line 7 – Synonym for the subjectLine 7 – Synonym for the subject

Farmer BrownFarmer Brown

FarmerFarmer

Hardworking, goodHardworking, good

Milking, feeding, protectingMilking, feeding, protecting

Thinks he runs farmThinks he runs farm

Plowing, planting, harvestingPlowing, planting, harvesting

Naive, gullibleNaive, gullible

PuppetPuppet

Shape PoemShape Poem

This is a poem that forms a This is a poem that forms a visible picture on the page. visible picture on the page.

The shape usually reflects the The shape usually reflects the subject of the poem.subject of the poem.

TractorTractor

Tractor, big andTractor, big and

tall, steering wheel,tall, steering wheel,

and a seat for Farmer Brown, and a seat for Farmer Brown,

and a big engine to pull stuff and a big engine to pull stuff

and 2 bigand 2 big wheels towheels to

share theshare the load and load and

work hardwork hard and move.and move.

Dramatic Monologue PoemDramatic Monologue Poem

The “dramatic” says that the poem could be The “dramatic” says that the poem could be acted out, and is a form of drama, while acted out, and is a form of drama, while the monologue defines it as a speech that the monologue defines it as a speech that one person makes, either to self or to one person makes, either to self or to another person. A dramatic monologue is another person. A dramatic monologue is written to reveal both the situation at hand written to reveal both the situation at hand and some aspect about the character.and some aspect about the character.

The Real BossThe Real Boss

Who runs this farm?Who runs this farm?

I am the boss; I am the boss;

I do the work. I do the work.

What does duck do, anyway?What does duck do, anyway?

He just causes trouble for me,He just causes trouble for me,

Day and night,Day and night,

Constantly causing trouble!Constantly causing trouble!

I am the boss, I am the boss,

the real boss!the real boss!

Not duck!Not duck!

Acrostic PoemAcrostic Poem The first letters of each line are aligned vertically to The first letters of each line are aligned vertically to

form a word. The word often is the subject of the form a word. The word often is the subject of the poem.poem.

Farmer BrownFarmer Brown Farmer Brown,Farmer Brown, Around the barn,Around the barn, Resting never,Resting never, Milking cows,Milking cows, Eager to help, Eager to help, Reading notes from cowsReading notes from cows

Kids Explore PoetryKids Explore Poetry through Books through Books

Kids read bookKids read book Kids wrote poems Kids wrote poems

using the presented using the presented formats: formats: Five W’s poemFive W’s poem Acrostic poemAcrostic poem

• BabysitterBabysitter• HoneybunchHoneybunch

READING RESORT POEMSREADING RESORT POEMS

Are you getting excited Are you getting excited about poetry? Come on.about poetry? Come on.

You can do it!!You can do it!!

Here is your picture prompt.Here is your picture prompt.

Benjamin

Benjamin is a boy from a poverty-wracked section of New York City,

•He has been called “troubled.”•He is labeled as Special Education.•He has been held back .•He has poor math & reading skills.•His teachers say he is a troublemaker.

BenjaminBenjaminOrdinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of HopeOrdinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope

““It is the real respect with which he grapples It is the real respect with which he grapples with the poem, the way he looks down at with the poem, the way he looks down at the page and touches it, the patient, the page and touches it, the patient, labored way he moves his finger on the labored way he moves his finger on the page from line to line, and the apparent page from line to line, and the apparent satisfaction on his face when he arrives at satisfaction on his face when he arrives at the last line, that leave me thinking of him the last line, that leave me thinking of him as a very different person from the boy I as a very different person from the boy I thought I’d known before. “ thought I’d known before. “ (Kozel, 2000, p. 213)(Kozel, 2000, p. 213)

Click, Clack, Who? Children Write, Click, Clack, Who? Children Write, too!too!

Going beyond the Haiku!Going beyond the Haiku!

Let’s go out and engageLet’s go out and engage

some children in poetry.some children in poetry.

Who knows? We might saveWho knows? We might save

a “Benjamin.”a “Benjamin.”