Poetry and Learning
I have to admit that before I
begin a poetry unit, I feel a little anxious.
I always worry about how my
students will respond to learning limericks, haiku, free verse, and concrete
poetry. For some unknown reason, I have always
believed that students will dislike writing poetry or find it difficult. Despite my worries, I recently taught a
poetry unit to a few classes, and I am happy to report that I could not have
been more wrong about my students distaste for poetry. My students did not just take to the unit,
they loved it and I loved seeing my students being creative and sharing their
art with others. I am proud of all of
the writers I have had the opportunity to teach and ultimately, learn from. I am happy that I was wrong about poetry units and that I am always
learning from my students.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline Stewart
I'm always hesitant to teach poetry, since it's so difficult to measure success. Some of my favourite memories of English, though, were from the poetry units, and making some fun poems.
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