After we visited Celeste's classroom and watched her poetry lesson, we were inspired to try it in our classroom! We purchased the mentor text that she utilized and used it with our students. We integrated play and paper choice for the students, allowing them to write poems about topics of their choosing and use a variety of structures to support their drawings.
Students hard at work and LOVING their paper choice! Every student chose to write and represent their poems in their own unique manner.
Kristen! Your poetry binders came out so beautiful. I love the poetry comics. you students created. They were clearly inspired by the mentor book! The evidence of your teaching is clear in this poetry. -Amy
Kristen- I love the poetry comics your students created. I will have to purchase this book and try it with my students.- Joann