Karla provides students with a sample poem, plus writing tips, strategies, and challenges to help them create their own poetry. She also gives students guidelines on revising their writing, and provides general comments, suggestions, and ideas about writing poetry. Interview with Karla Kuskin Students develop questions to ask well-known children's author Karla Kuskin for an online interview. Ms. Kuskin will answer questions, on April 26 at noon ET, about craft, process, and other related topics. Once students have crafted their own poems, they can submit them to Scholastic's Poetry Collection using a simple interactive form.
Students can view all accepted poetry submissions in the archive.
A visit to Scholastic Classport furnishes users with the technology to communicate with students from a far-away place. Tips are provided for using these collaborative tools to extend student learning about poetry and the writing process. Go through a book of well-known poems with students, and read some favorites. Have students discuss poems that they know. Begin a poetry web on the chalkboard.