Thursday, March 27, 2014

E. E. Cummings Poet


Listening Worksheet

He was an innovative modern ____________________.  The thing that that set him apart was the  ____________________ he wrote.

E. E.  Cummings used ____________________ ____________________
He introduced a highly ____________________ style to his poetry. The way the poetry was laid out on the paper was important. The unusual way he used ____________________ and ____________________.

[Buffalo Bill 's]

By E. E. Cummings
Buffalo Bill 's
defunct
                     who used to
                     ride a watersmooth-silver
                                                            stallion
and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat

                                                                                                                        Jesus
he was a handsome man
                                                            and what i want to know is
how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death

Confused don’t be alarmed
Poetry Lines
Meaning
Buffalo Bill’s
defunct



he was a handsome man



How do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death




Source: Poetry Lesson
 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

April is Poetry Month

 Are you ready to have fun?
 Fridge Magnets 
Choose one of the four themes.
Make up a poem from the special list of words.
Words are color coded Magnetic_Poetry_Game
Poetry Splatter
How do I do it?
Using the Poetry Splatter is easy. Just choose a poem title from the list. When you see your poem, you will have to fill in the blanks with words that are splattered onto the screen. Have some fun creating silly poems!

On-Line Comprehension Practice Tests

Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Try: Did You Get Enough Sleep?

Check out our READING COMPREHENSION Section
"I probably could sleep more that 8 hours"
"I don't think I can do any of this?" Connecting to the text.