Essential Skills and Strategies: Writing: Essential Learning # 1: student writes clearly and effectively 1.1 develop concept and design 1.2 use style appropriate to audience and purpose 1.3 apply writing conventions 2.2 writes for different purpose 2.3 writes in a variety of forms 3.1 prewite 3.2 draft 3.5 publish.
Materials: Computer with internet access Computer with word processing program Paper and writing implement Dictionary and or Thesaurus.
Web sites used with the lesson:.
1. Semantic Rhyming Dictionary: http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/dough/rhyme_doc.html.
2. On Line Rhymer: http://www.wrteexpress.com/online.html.
3. Rhyming Worksheet: http://www.edbydesign.com/sp_rhymprint.html.
4. Palmetto Bay Wordmaster: http://digitalwave.softseek.com/Education_and_Science/Reading_Writing_andGrammar/Review_9553_index.html.
Step One: Problem or Question.
Students are invloved in a culminating Poetry Anthology project which will now utilize the on-line access of the internet to help create rhyming poetic forms. The class is required to write poems with rhyming words, exploration of word choices are encouraged.
Step Two: Getting Organized.
Student(s) will need to utilize the rhyming poetic forms given by the teacher. The requirement for this section of the anthology will include: (2) Tercets, (2) Couplets, (2) Limericks and (2) Free Write Rhyming poems. Students will be given several examples both orally and written along with class demonstrations of each poetic form. This gives directed introductions of each form and allows the student(s) to become familiar with each style of poetry. Written practice of each poetic form will be expected as an assignment.
Step Three: Gathering Information.
Students will be directed to use the "on-line" access of at least three of the four sites to gather "fun" and interesting rhyming word possibilities. Word samples will help to enhance their poems. .
Step Four: Sorting and Analyzing Information.
Students have been given an assignment to write at least (8) poems with four poetic styles.