Hi All,
Yesterday's writing group share of Kit Wright's The Magic Box inspired some additional discussion in our group regarding ideas for using this poem in the classroom. I told the group that I'd add a discussion post for anyone who wanted to put in their 2 cents on how they might use this poem. I hope you enjoyed the day yesterday. I am predicting a fantastic summer writing experience for all of us!
Cheers,
Kim
When we work on poetry in a couple of weeks, my ELA students will be writing some original poetry. I think for one piece I will have them use The Magic Box format as we did. I am thinking I can share the original as well as my own and challenge them to reach for the intangible - a new perspective and insight into what they value as individuals. I think that I may need to provide a little more direction than just the original template and will probably develop some kind of "stanza" outline for those that need a little extra guidance. I think that students will be surprised at the power of their magic box and proud of their results.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. One thing that I've done before is to allow my reluctant or emerging readers/writers to draw their magic box. It's been a helpful step to have a pictorial representation of their words in order to kick-start the actual writing.
ReplyDeleteI do hope to use the Magic ox next year, maybe even as one lesson to help students develop their voices. Whe I used Georgia Heard's Where Is Your Writing Hiding? I adapted it to read Where Is Your Poem Hiding and got some fantastic pieces from the kids, even from those who don't "get" poetry.
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