PoetryWebQuest
An
Internet WebQuest on Poetry
createdby A.A.Mockevicius
Adapted
for St. Catherine of Siena School by Steven Federle
Introduction| TheTask| TheProcess & Resources| Conclusion
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Introduction
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
Poetry is really great stuff,
so here's your chance to write some.
In this WebQuest YOU will get to...
read a lot of FUN, SILLY, SERIOUS, MUSHY, LONG, SHORT poetry and...
write your own!!
and...
comment on WHAT POETRY IS
and...
Create some nice ART.
TheQuest
The task is to
investigate the world of poetry and come up with a few poems on your own.
TheProcess
and Resources
Start by exploring the
background information. These links describe different types of poetry as well
as tricks and tools.
Then investigate the links in other categories. Follow what's interesting to
you and browse. Enjoy yourself.
Pick out a few favorite poems, and think about how you could write a poem like
that. Poetry involves a lot of brainstorming, so don't worry about whether it's
'good' or not, just have fun and write!
Phase1 - Background
These links will give you
examples of different sorts of poems and advice on how to write them.
Phase2 - Looking Deeper
What follows
are four sets of links. You may explore as many as you wish.
As you explore, decide on 1) who your favorite poet is, and 2)
what your favorite subject for a poem is.
You will need this for Phase 3.
for Advanced Readers
These are poems for the
upper grades.
The following link are
especially for kids!
Haiku
Flying through the sky
Some are very big and small
Fly fly fly away.
by Gabrielle, age 8
These links are all about haiku, the simple and short poetry form that requires
that you Count Your Syllables!
Hmm...poetry and math?...
Limericks
There was a young
gentleman from France
Who did nothing but dance.
He would do foxtrot and tango
While eating a mango,
And at last he was carried away in a trance.
Dima - Vladimir Linguistic School No. 23., Vladimir, Russia
The very funniest kind of poetry.
How to write
Limericks: http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/poetry/limerick.html
Edward Lear http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poet200.html
Phase3 - Creation
Now that you've explored,
it's time to write some (4 poems)
1. Choose a favorite poem and write one of your own in the same style.
2. Choose another favorite and write one on the same subject.
3. Write one or more haiku.
4. Try your hand at a limerick.
5. For your grand finale, write a poem and illustrate it!
Conclusion
Great job!!
Now, time to reflect. Write a short essay (2 paragraphs) answering the
following questions.
What makes a poem a poem? What are some good uses for poetry? What did you learn
that you didn't know before? Did you think you could write a poem? Will you
ever write one again? What else would you like to say on this subject?
Last step: Put your name on your work...
We're going to put
your creations up in the classroom!