This week, give your students wings. Assign them a poem to write, free verse style.
A free verse poem has no metrical pattern, does not need to rhyme and has lines of varying lengths. The poem can be anything your student wants it to be, a true expression of their surroundings or thoughts.
Example of a free verse poem about a bird:
Chickadee
Nervous on the feeder
Black hat, with feathers ruffled against the cold
Some seeds drop to the ground, some get eaten
Always on the alert
And never relaxed
A chickadee visits the railing
Of my deck
I watch him out the picture window
Until he flies away
Free verse is easy and great for students who stress out over writing poetry that requires a rhythm or rhyming. Have students think of something they like (pizza, sailing, riding a bike) or observe something inside (a kitten, running water, a clock with a second hand) or outside (a leaf blowing in the wind, the grass, clouds). Imagination and freedom are the tools for a free verse poem!
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