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A poem
that tells a story
"The
Highwayman"
by Alfred Noyes
(Music, "The Highwayman" by Loreena McKennitt, based on the
poem,
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This was a poem that I used to read to my fifth and sixth grade students, and they
loved it!
I used the book, The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, illustrated by Charles
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A poem set to
music
"100 Years"
lyrics and Artist:
Five For Fighting
(who is actually John Ondrasik)
From the Audio CD The Battle For Everything
February 3, 2004
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I would love to use this and have the students contrast
the lyrics by Cat Stevens in "Oh Very
Young".
From the album Buddha and the Chocolate Box in 1974
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A humorous poem
"If I Were In Charge of the World"
by Judith Viorst From If I
Were In Charge of the World and Other Worries
by Judith Viorst
Illustrated by Lynne Cherry
Aladdin Books, 1981 Wouldn't
this make a fun start for a writing activity. |
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A visual poem
"Busssssssssssssss"
by April Halprin in Wayland
From the book
Roll Along
Poems on Wheels
Selected by Myra Cohn Livingston
McElderry Books, 1993 |
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A poem written specifically by a young adult
"Birds"
by Jennifer Manzer
Grade 5, Field Club School
From Totem 1992 A Collection of Prose and Poetry, Omaha Public Schools, Volume 31, Fall 1992
This was a student in my classroom.
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A nonsense poem
"Ode to a
Cereal Box"
by Fran Haraway From Pterodactyls and
Pizza
A Trumpet Club Book of Poetry
selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
The Trumpet Club, 1992 |
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An unpublished poem written by yourself
"Friends"
by Sue Leavitt Also, some
of my experiences with teaching poetry to my class. |
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An inspirational poem
"Dreams"
by Langston Hughes
From The Dream
Keeper and Other Poems
by Langston Hughes
Illustrated by Brian
Pinkney
Knopf, 1994
This poem was always
one of the class favorites!
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A classic poem which you enjoy
"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
by Dylan Thomas
I don't even know if they teach this
anymore. I remember this from high school. I had an excellent English
teacher who really helped us to understand the poem and it made an
impression on me. |
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A poem reflecting cultural, ethnic, religious, or other forms of
diversity.
"Harriet
Tubman"
by Eloise Greenfield
From Honey, "I Love and Other Love Poems" by
Eloise Greenfield and illustrated by Diane and Leo Dillion, Harper Trophy,
1978 |
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