Rhyme and Poetry

1. Rhyme and Poetry Winkle Sandhu LIB 732 07/19/2014

2. When can a personstart teaching it? • As soon as INFANCY!!! Example: Pat-A- Cake Pat –A-Cake • Why do they stick? • Because of RHYTHM. One of poetry’s earliest form, nursery rhymes, stay with students because of the poem’s sound, style and rhymes.

3. Teacher Librarians : Nursery Rhymes • TL’s can introduce Poetry with Nursery Rhymes: • Great Example: • Author: Axel Scheffler

4. Teaching Literary Elements -Setting • The Old Woman Lives in a Shoe can teach students about setting. • “There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.She had so many children, she didn't know what to do;She gave them some broth without any bread;She whipp'd all their bums, and sent them to bed.”

5. Teaching Literary Elements- Characters • “The Queen of Hearts She made some tarts,     All on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts He stole those tarts,     And took them clean away. The King of Hearts Called for the tarts,     And beat the knave full sore; The Knave of Hearts Brought back the tarts,     And vowed he'd steal no more.” Queen of Hearts who made some tarts a 1901 Edition of Mother Goose.

6. Teaching Literary Elements- Alliteration • Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers • “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?[“ By Mother Goose

7. NONSENSE in Poetry • Many nursery rhymes have nonsense in them. But that is also why they become memorable. • TL’s can show how NONSENSE MAKES SENSE. • By explaining that it adds surprise, humor and pleasure to students minds about poetry.

8. Nonsense Example • “I wave good-bye when butter flies • and cheer a boxing match, • I've often watched my pillow fight, • I've sewn a cabbage patch, • I like to dance at basket balls • or lead a rubber band, • I've marveled at a spelling bee, • I've helped a peanut stand.” I wave Good-bye When Butter Flies by Jack Prelutsky Found in: Something Big Has Been Here. Illustrator: James Stevenson

9. Teaching Poetry-Narrative • This is situational or story poetry. • Example: Kristine O Connell George’s Swimming Upstream • Perfect for Middle School TL’s . Inside students get to explore real life middle school lessons and challenges through the lens of a poem. Narrative Poetry

10. Teaching Poetry- Lyric • Also known as songlike poetry. • It uses sounds, rhythm, and figurative devices to express clear thoughts or feelings. • Example: Haiku- unrhymed poem • Author: Lee Wardlaw • One Poem“Your tummy, soft aswarm dough.  I knead and knead, thenbake it with a nap. ”

11. Before and After • Before getting further involved in poetry exposing students to professional poets and their poetry will help them decide what type of poems they enjoy the most. • After reading any poem you choose, don’t forget to repeat the name of the poet and the title of the poem so that the students can discover the writers they especially enjoy and remember it when check out day arrives. The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky.

12. Poetry Is The 3M’s….. • Musical Memorable Magical. • It’s the Language of Imagination and Feelings.

13. Bibliography • 1) Lukens, Rebecca. A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature. 9th, 2013. Print