FROM THE HEART Original Student Poetry Writing GENERAL INFORMATION: Name: Lena Rowe School: Scioto County Joint Vocational School Workshop Location: Columbus, Ohio Title of Action Plan: bFROM THE HEART b Original Student Poetry Grade Levels: 11 and 12 Subject Area: Language Arts Specific: Poetry interpretation and appreciation to encourage student writing. CONTENT INFORMATION: Brief Summary of Pathfinder Using INFOhio databases, Internet sites, school library, and public library resources students will research the Genrebs of poetry and study poetic techniques used by known writers. Through collaborative study students will write and edit two poems to be judged for placement in the 2004 SCJVS published poems book. Dewey Numbers: 808.81 809.1 808.1 Subject Headings: Poems Poetics Poetry Poets Poetry - History and criticism American Poetry Ballads Children's poetry Free verse Humorous poetry Love poetry Nature in poetry Poetry - Collected works BIRCHES By Robert Frost Go to Bartleby.com for complete poem. Print the poem for class activity. EBSCO Article about Birches When birches bend and other lessons of winter. By: Delaney, Steve. Christian Science Monitor, 2/20/98, Vol. 90 Issue 59, p15, 0p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1090; (AN 256553) Internet Sites for Poetry Reading Bartleby Poetry and Reference http://www.poets.org/poems/search.cfm http://www.poets.org/links/exhibits.cfm http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html Index to Poetry http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/index.cfm Poems for special occasions Click here to learn about poetry types and helpful hints for student poetry writing Other Helpful pages for Reference and Student Writing Lessons on poetry writing -- suggestions for better poetry See the top right of page "Writing Tips" Publishing and Writing poetry Glossary of Poetic Devices Locating print materials on poetry and reference in the school library SCJVS Library Search Page Portsmouth Public Library Searching for reference and poetry Portsmouth Public Library Search Screen Teachers' Corner Lesson plans and Information on Teaching Poetry Library of Congress a poem for each day to read to high school students (180 poems) http://www.poewar.com/articles/15_exercises.htm Online Poetry Classroom http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/classes/Handbook/Handbook.html http://hobbspublib.leaco.net/poetry_forms.htm Lesson Plans Page -- Great site of activities http://www.lessonplansearch.com/Thematic_Units/Poetry/ Lesson Plans for Robert Frost All Handouts, rubrics, instructions, and additional information provided on the SCJVS teachers page postings. The Link is found at www.sciotojvs.k12.oh.us click on teacher postings tab, and go to the page for Lena Rowe