INSTANT POETRY FORM

A few posts ago I introduced you to a place called INSTANT POETRY FORMS. It's got about 35 different templates to help you kids write poetry. I've used two now and I and the kids like it a lot.

I figured out a new twist. First I have the kids go to our class blog THE SKINNY, and read the directions I have left directing them to the site and which poem I want them to take a shot at. By the way, I usually share some examples of that poetry style a few days earlier to get them thinking about what they'd like to write about. After they compose their poems, I have them copy and paste the poems into the comment section of that blog and now they are published authors. I also pick two or three of the most interesting and podcast them. We are in the middle of completing that project now and when we are done I will link to it.

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INSTANT POETRY FORMS

I really like sending kids to gigglepoetry.com to create poetry.

I just found another poetry site that looks pretty good too. I am going to try it out this week with my class. It's called Instant Poetry Forms It's very user friendly and I think the kids will like it a lot.

As you probably have guessed from its name, it provides on line templates and directions to help kids create their own poems. After the kids supply the words the program creates the poem. All they have to do is highlight it, hit print, then selection and its ready to hand in.


Here is a 5W poem I created:

Jim
played tennis with Dan,
at the middle school,
yesterday,
because it was a beautiful day outside.

It has lots of different style and forms to choose from. It doesn't have a spell checker, and maybe thats a good thing.

Check it out and let me know what you think.

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