For the past few days in ELA we have been exploring the
interesting, mystical forest of poetry. (See what I did there?) I personally have
always loved to do poetry. The type of poetry we are currently experimenting with
is where write a line and speak one by one.
For the first run most of the kids
who shared spoke of homework and school work. There were, however a few kids
that spoke from the heart. These kids spoke of society and it’s cruel ways. It
was clear most kids were stumped for ideas. But after some inspiration we gave
it another go. This time we heard some more truthful voices. The only issue was
their heads were buried in their books. So
to add some power to these little voices we practiced turning it into a physical
experience by having them do simple actions. I went with my best friend, memorized
my line, and became a cave for her to hide in. This represented how we hide our
true identity to “fit in”. I was louder once I had no script. Some other kids
spoke louder too.
By the end of the activity we were
stronger as poets and performers. The kids at the shy end of the class spoke
with meaning. I enjoyed this activity and hope we do it again. It was a nice experience
for everyone.
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