In Pursuit of
A WebQuest for 3rd-5th Grade
(Reading/Language)
Designed by
Poetry
is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
-Robert Frost
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Let's
take a journey into the world of poetry!
Poetry
has been around for a very long time. People have been fascinated with this
type of writing since writing was invented. Reading poetry can create very
strong emotions in the reader. Writing poetry can be even more rewarding than
reading it! To be able to create something that makes others feel a certain way
is a great thing. Are you ready to learn more about poetry and maybe compose
you own poems?
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You will be taken on a journey of discovery. This WebQuest will let you explore the world
of poetry with authors who have their own poems published. They will give you
tips on writing your own poems. You will get to enjoy some of their poems and
you will write and submit your own poem. You will help create a multimedia
presentation with the poems the group writes.
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1. First you will check out this PowerPoint Presentation created by Pat Cheniae, she is
a teacher at Esperanza Elementary School. It contains some very good
information about poetry.
2.
Next you will read some poems from books your teacher has gathered. This is so
that you will get an idea of the type of poem you would like to write. Poems
are fun to read, so you are not only reading these poems to get ideas, you are
reading them for enjoyment.
3.
You will visit children’s poetry sites on the Internet.
The
first site you will visit is the Jack Prelutsky
Poetry Site .
The
next site is the Karla Kuskin
Poetry Site
Then
you will visit this site by the author Robert
Pottle .
Next
you will visit the site by the author Ken
Nesbitt.
These
sites have lots of ideas on how to create poetry. While at the sites, you will
read the authors poems.
4. Now it is your turn to try writing a poem. You can compose your rough drafts on paper. When you are ready to do the final copy, you may use the computer’s word processing program.
5. After you have completed your poems, share them with a friend
for feedback. It is a good idea to
create more than one poem. It is recommended that you try for 5.
6. Choose your favorite poem to be submitted to one of the
on-line poetry sites. Your teacher will submit it for you.
7. Each student in your group will pick their favorite poem.
These poems will be put into a multimedia presentation.
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This site is a Power Point
Presentation that explains the various types of poetry
This site contains poetry by the author Jack Prelutsky.
This site contains poetry by the author Karla Kuskin
This site contains poetry by the author Robert Pottle
This site contains poetry by the author Ken Nesbitt
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
This site contains a section where the teacher can submit the
students’ poems.
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Each student will be graded on his effort and his product. There will be individual grades for each student on their poems. There will be one grade for the multimedia presentation.
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At the end of this WebQuest you will have produced and published
your own poetry.
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Several of the links for this WebQuest came from Stephanie Tennille’s web site at
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/poetrywq.htm
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Last updated on April 10, 2001. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page