tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post8365231778754389152..comments2024-01-29T07:09:43.833-05:00Comments on Wild Rose Reader: Ring/Drum/Blanket Poems ReduxElaine Magliarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-70392342535442487362008-04-22T02:31:00.000-04:002008-04-22T02:31:00.000-04:00Janet,That sounds like an interesting idea. It mig...Janet,<BR/><BR/>That sounds like an interesting idea. It might also be fun to have the teacher and kids write a collaborative poem together. <BR/><BR/>I did find that writing the ring/drum/blanket poem was a good exercise for me. Once I got started the poem seemed to take on a life of its own.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-78570456182491686402008-04-21T22:20:00.000-04:002008-04-21T22:20:00.000-04:00Last week Rebecca Dotlich and I visited DeSoto Ele...Last week Rebecca Dotlich and I visited DeSoto Elementary and also spoke at the young authors' conference at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. For both programs we solicited words from the audience. On Friday, at the school, we picked words at random from a can-full generated by 5th graders: escargot, pterodactyl, analyze, and encyclopedia. The kids seemed to think that we were stumped, but we managed each to write a decent poem using those four words--right before their eyes. The next day, we asked kids from the audience to give us words. I picked Rebecca's nephews (one of whom was present at the school visit), and we were again given pterodactyl and escargot, but also some more manageable words--plane, clown, fun, and exciting. Again, much to our relief, we produced good poems. <BR/><BR/>I think this exercise is especially fun when kids pick words and the teacher (or visiting poet) creates something on the spot. It doesn't have to be a great poem; the important thing is for them to see someone attempt an exercise like this (without fear).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-26971677700838567302008-04-21T09:36:00.000-04:002008-04-21T09:36:00.000-04:00Cloudscome,I hope more people write ring/drum/blan...Cloudscome,<BR/><BR/>I hope more people write ring/drum/blanket poems to share. It's so interesting to see the inventive and varied ways people weave these three words into such wonderful and unique poems.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-75511227142943521462008-04-21T05:54:00.000-04:002008-04-21T05:54:00.000-04:00I am so impressed with how you've inspired us to w...I am so impressed with how you've inspired us to write all these different poems containing the same three words. This is really something! It seems the momentum is still building.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.com