![]() I always reiterate to my students they will never understand a poem in one read. ![]() See the picture below: Step # 2: Always Read a Poem Twice! You can have your students write this anywhere on the page, as some teachers like their students to annotate while they read in the marginal space provided.Īt the bottom of the page, I had my students draw two boxes: one for a summary and one for a picture. ![]() In the blank space to the right, I had my students write the following words: narrator, setting, and mood. Step # 1: Setup the Poemīefore my class read this poem, I had my students complete a “Poem Setup”. My grade eight students are currently in the middle of reading To Kill a Mockingbird and, throughout the book, I try to introduce a variety of media, texts, music and poetry to differentiate the learning experience, as well as help my students appreciate different parts of the novel. I have never forgotten his tips, and I have adapted them into my own classroom to assist my students with the comprehension of a poem and make the poetry journey, well, a little less grueling. I wanted to share with you some very helpful strategies one of my professors shared with the class when I was studying British Literature in college. Many students tend to resist poetry because “they just do not understand it.” In general, our students have a difficult time finding the theme and main idea in ANY literature, and when a text is shortened to a few stanzas, this task becomes even more challenging. ![]() That’s why today’s post is about teaching students to comprehend poetry in a manageable way. No matter how a teacher introduces the aspects of poetry, no matter how many handstands, cartwheels and balancing acts we do to try to make poetry fun and engaging, it is just not enough to get our students to buy into learning about and reading poetry. When I tell my students they are going to learn, read or write poetry, a chorus of growls, grunts, and eye rolls follows the introduction. Happy April, and Happy National Poetry Month! Poetry is a timeless genre, and it is a part of most English Language curriculum. ![]()
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