Poetry Unit of Study in

Writing Workshop

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A poetry podcast

Time: Component:

5 minutes Read Aloud

10 minutes Mini-Lesson

25 minutes Independent Writing and Conferring

5-10 minutes Share

Writing Workshop Daily Overview

Week: Phase:

1 Immersion

2 Collect and Generate ideas

3 & 4 Writing, Editing, Revising

5 Publishing, Celebrating

Writing Workshop Poetry Unit OverviewA 2-5 week unit of study

Immersion

Nurture the love of poetry

in your students by

reading poems from the

very first day of school.

Read Aloud

What to choose?

Read Aloud Through Shared Reading

Display poetry throughout the year all around your classroom.

Distribute studentcopies for students to put in their poetrynotebooks to readand illustrate.

Offer poetryopportunities for

independent

reading.

Highlight poets asPart of your spotlight on

“Author of the Month”

“Poetry is really everywhere-especially surprising places-whereMost people wouldn’t think of looking.” ~ Georgia Hurd

“I love finding the right word. The stupendous, the magnificent, and the ordinary words. I collectthem.” ~ Rebecca Kai Dotlich

“…a good poem contains both meaning and music.” ~Eve Merriam

Create exciting activities for your poetry unit beyond

reading and writing.

Make poetry part of your literacy program beyond your poetry unit in Writing Workshop.

Talking about poems

Your students will naturally begin to notice the elements and structure of poems during the

immersion process.

The Mini-Lesson

Keep it short and to the point!

Highlight student work

Make a student “famous” by showcasing her poem and having her assist in the mini-lesson.

Celebrate the power of words

Collect words in creative ways.

Getting their feet wet: Where Do I

Find Poetry?

Where can we find poetry?

The actual process of

writing

Writing “off” another piece of

writing

Aiden wrote a book about turtles in ourNon-fiction unit of study. He then wrotehis Turtle poem “off’ the facts he learned about them.

Young writers

Students in primary grades need to develop their confidence and voice as writers.

Usetemplates

Encourage individual topic choice.

Conferring

Young students need more support.

Editing and

Revising

Pick your battles.

Don’t Forget

To Share!

“A time when kids speak with, listen to, and LEARN from one another.”

~ Leah Mermelstein

Publishingand

Celebrating

Resources for

Teachers

Use the web.

Ready to have a go?

Questions? Comments?

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