Poetry Friday round-up with Tricia at Miss Rumphius Effect.
Every once in a while a volume of poetry comes along that blows me away. The National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry is an anthology that will keep my poetry self satisfied for a while. Edited by J. Patrick Lewis, the poems are illustrated by amazing images. This glossy book even smells good.
Laura Purdie Salas posted last week about her poem Brinicle which is included in the Book of Nature Poetry. This was a totally new subject for me, so I took the chance that it was new to my students. They were transfixed by the video she posted. Then we read and discussed her poem. Laura gave us lots to talk about. (free verse, imagery, personification, metaphor, and sounds)
The assignment: Turn your Wonder into Poetry Using Animoto. Since I am traveling to NCTE this week, I wasn’t sure how or if my students would write their poems and make a video. I’ve checked in on their kidblog site, and they have been posting some cool poem videos. I’ll share a few here.
https://animoto.com/play/cJthiEjdNdK9fnjJosDhWg?autostart=1
Reflections on the Teche 
Emily has figured out quite a few things about the way language works in a poem (by invoking the senses, using alliteration, metaphor, etc.) Pretty sophisticated, isn’t it? And tech savvy! Nice job.
Your students never cease to amaze me, Margaret! Thanks for sharing their wonderful work!
This is such a great project. Emily — amazing visual and sound imagery in your Pompeii poem. Kaiden’s combination of music, video, and words created a powerful tone. Keilan, some tragedies stay in our imaginations no matter how many years pass.
Thanks for your comments. I will share them with the kids.
Love the multimedia effect of the videos. The music and images make the words pop.
Wow – your students never cease to amaze me. You have every right to be proud of them.
Margaret, as you allow more wonder into your students’ lives their creativity continues to explode. Options – Choice – Discover!