Poetry

Poetry doesn't have to rhyme. There are no rules for poetry. It is meant to be read and reread. It is a form of writing that gives students freedom.

Poems allow reader to share emotions, experiences, and visions with the poet.

Poetry brings a new understanding of the world.
Poems should include characters, situations, and locations that students are familiar with.
Poetry

1. bring enjoyment
2. shares a knowledge of a concept
3. increases vocabulary
4. helps children identify with people and situations
5. helps students understand feels
6. grants insights on the feelings of others

7th -9th grade students prefer rhyme, humor, narrative poems that are on a familiar experience just like elementary students. 

The Elements of Poetry are:

• rhytm
• rhyme
• alliteration
• assonance
• anomatopoia
• repetition
• imagery
• shape

Forms of poetry are:

• lyrical
• narrative
• ballads
• limericks
• concrete
• haiku

Poetry dissection as classroom lesson is boring and an unnecessary. Students should instead be taught how to read poetry. They should be shown different ways to experience it.

• moving to poety
• chorale reading
• dramatizing poetry
• saying the refrain
• line arrangement
• recognizing dialogue and antiphonal
• read in unison 

Types of poetry

• Nonsense- funny, fun, no real meaning
• Humorous- funny but realistic
• Nature- poets try to give respect and reverence for nature by showing its beauty

How I will read and evaluate poety

I will see if the subject of the poem is something students are familiar with. Will the form or structure help them understand the meaning especially for those who are new to poetry. Is the imagery something young adults can understand. Just like fiction and nonfiction literate., poetry should reflect the changes that young adults experience and see around them