In chapter 4 of Allen’s, The Muiltigenre research paper, she brings up the topic of poetry. I can relate to what she says about not feeling confident with our own writing. It is only when we are free of self-conscious that people can freely write. I like the idea of using poetry in the classroom to share with one another and talk about certain aspect of writing we feel weak in.
I agree with her when she writes, “poetry and song evoke emotions”. Sometimes when I hear a certain song my mood totally changes, and it’s the same with certain works of poetry. In the classroom I will bring this topic up and show children how writing comes from the heart. Including poetry in a MGRP can bring out certain emotions one wishes to evoke.
I like the idea of having children write down everything they are thinking and feeling without worrying about writing mechanics. They can then use what they wrote to construct poetry. Sometimes figuring out how to start a poem and what to write about is the hardest part. With this activity they are not thinking about writing a poem and can just cross out whatever they do not want to add in.
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