This week, we are continuing our exploration of poetry for National Poetry Month. We are reading a biography called A River Of Words, about a famous poet named William Carlos Williams. William Carlos Williams wrote poems about everyday life and nature. How did he become a poet, and what inspired him? Find out more in this video.

Make

One of William Carlos Williams’ most famous poems is called The Red Wheelbarrow. It starts with the line “So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow,” which means that a red wheelbarrow is really important! Try writing your own poem in the style of The Red Wheelbarrow. Begin with the line “So much depends upon…” but add your own ideas. What do you think is really important? What other details can you add to the poem?

Wonder

In previous weeks, we have explored PebbleGo and World Book Kids. Guess what? There is information about William Carlos Williams in both of these databases. Search these databases to see what else you can learn about him. Is there any information in the database that wasn’t in the book we read? Are there any other poets you can learn about?

PebbleGo - username: brookline & password: brookline). Watch this video for instructions on how to access PebbleGo Biographies.

World Book Kids (username: psbma & password: psbma)