Poetry Friday posts are with Kay at A Journey through the Pages.
Monday, August 21st is the day. Here in South Louisiana we will get about 72% of the total eclipse. On this site, you can put in your zip code to see what time is best for viewing and how much you will see.
Kelly Gallagher sent out this article of the week for students to read closely.
NASA is full of interesting information. I even found a lesson for my students here that I adapted for younger kids.
On Facebook for Laura Shovan’s 10 words project, Jone MacCulloch posted this:
My students enjoy writing poems about science. This 10-word prompt worked well for those kids who don’t know what to write when given a more open topic. By doing this activity, we discussed words we didn’t know and then used them in a poem. What better way to incorporate science topics, vocabulary, and reading comprehension? Poetry does it all!
Solar Eclipse
As the sky turns obscure
the shadow will reveal the corona.
The eclipse will collect luminosity
as if it is understanding
that it is interconnected
with the universe.
By now the Solar eclipse should be charged
since the last random appearance.
–Faith, 6th grade
I drafted a poem alongside my students. Mine is not about the solar eclipse, but an eclipse of another kind.
Cicadas Sing to the Sun
Charged with luminosity,
cicada songs rise in a corona of sound.My shadow follows their lead,
not to understanding, but
to hope.When hearts are eclipsed
by misunderstanding,
we forget
our interconnected stories–
yours, mine, ours,
theirs, too.Obscurity reveals our vulnerability.
When we are too close to the edge
of possibility, one step forward
can change everything.Be careful where you step.
–Margaret Simon
Reflections on the Teche 