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6 values of poetry for children:
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1. enjoyment
2. knowledge about concepts in the world around them 3. appreciate language and expand their vocabularies 4. identify with people and situations 5. helps them understand and accept their feelings 6. grants children insights into themselves and others, developing sensitivity EWLIFS |
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Poetry is...
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original combination of words, distinctive sound, and emotional impact. Some poems are like paintings: they must be seen to be appreciated
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1st-3rd graders prefer:
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Narrative poems, limericks, poems about strange and fantastic events, traditional poems, poems that rhymed or used alliteration and onomatopoeia to create sound patterns were most preferred.
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4th-6th graders prefer:
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Narrative poems and limericks were most preferred (humorous and nonsensical)
-rhythm and rhyme -Haiku and free verse were least popular |
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7th-9th graders:
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Rhyme, humorous narrative, and content based on familiar experiences
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Elements of Poetry:
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-Rhythm
-Rhyme -Other sound patterns -Repetition -Imagery -Shape RRRPIS |
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Purpose of Rhythm:
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-increase enjoyment
-emphasize specific words -create dramatic effects -suggest mood |
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Poets that write poems that emphasize humorous situations:
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Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein
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