Poetry Journey – Scavenger Hunt _______________________________
Write a bibliography for Love That Dog, Out of the Dust, or Locomotion. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Read a few pages of one of the novels above. What do you like about this novel? _____________________________________________________________________________________ Read one of the novels while you wait to change stations. Station B - Chocolate Dreams by Arnold Adoff (with Chocolate Chip Cookies) Read “You Are Walking Along Eating” page 21 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Read another poem from this book. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Station C - Using a Book’s Index Look at the index of Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein, on what page can you find “Dancing Pants”?______________ Look in the index of A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein, find “Wild Strawberries”, and write line six of this poem. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Look in the index of Falling Up by Shel Silverstein, find “Sharing” and write the phase that is repeated (repetition –poetry term). _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ With the time left… read a few more of Shel Silverstein’s poetry. List the titles of the poems you read: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Station D - “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poem Listen to “Annabel Lee.” Write a journal discussing you likes and dislikes of this poem. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Station E. – Cleveland Poetry Archive (Computer Station - Go www.clevelandpoetryarchive.com) Go to Cleveland Poetry Chronology – click into 1995 Write three national historical facts and three local (Cleveland facts) National: ______________________________________________________________________________ Cleveland: ____________________________________________________________________________ Go to Poets – click Hart Crane (poets of historical significance) Write four interesting facts about Hart Crane: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Station F – Using the Book of Idioms *******Letter E – Go to page 53, choose one idiom from that page and complete the chart below using the information. Idiom: ______________________________ True Meaning: _______________________ Summarize origin in 1-3 sentences _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
*******Letter O – Go to page 129, choose one idiom from that page and complete the chart below using this information. Idiom: ______________________________ True Meaning: _______________________ Summarize origin in 2-3 sentences _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Station G – The Song Shoots Out of My Mouth by Jaime Adoff Read “Reggae Snowday ” by Jaime Adoff. Identify three poetry elements (terms) that are being used in this poem and explain their usage or purpose. _________ - __________________________________________________________________________ _________ - __________________________________________________________________________ _________ - __________________________________________________________________________ Station H. Roth Poetry Finder (Computer Station) Complete a Basic Search … Type in “apples” Once you get to the above search, answer the following questions. Who wrote “The Unlucky Apple”? _____________________________________ WHERE was the author born and WHEN did he pass away? ____________________________________ Share three interesting facts (use sentences) about this author: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Explore another poet and list their name here: ________________________________________________ Station I – MUSIC (RHYTHM) = POETRY Listen to one minute of Copeland’s Fanfare for the Common Man _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
Station J - Pictures in Poetry (Illustrators: Desimini, Myers, and Young) For two minutes look through the three poetry books filled with illustrations. After looking at the illustrations, discuss one in the below format: Circle the illustrator you liked the most : Desimini Myers Young Which picture is your favorite? … Describe… ___________________________________________ Why is the above picture your favorite? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Read through one or more of the above books while you wait to change stations. Station K – Using Reference Books to Find Information – Author and Artist for Young Adults Using Volume 11 Find the entry for Paul Fleischman _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Using Volume 7 _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Station L – Writing Your Own Poem - Instant Poetry Forms (Web Site) Use the website (http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm) at this station to create two poems. The first poem should be the NAME or COLOR poem. The second poem is your choice. Please print these poems, write your name on them, and staple them to this worksheet. |