While discussing imagery, the students worked together to complete image poems using the newspaper. The students also wrote a newspaper ballad, and they were able to connect poetry with everyday life. After all, ballads are about life in general. The students were able to work on developing problem solving skills by writing a poem that would solve some problem facing people in our real world. In order for the students to put into practice the skills learned and to foster further development, I assigned individual projects.
Projects provide students the opportunity to use their skills and to express their ideas.
Content becomes more meaningful and they relate the content to their individual lives. That is the purpose, for we want the students to apply their critical thinking and problem solving skills. Included are examples of their poetry posters, poetry collages, and poetry portfolios.