A presentation used for a poetry workshop given to 7th graders at the Juan Ponce De León Middle School in Humacao, Puerto Rico.

1. The Poet in You:
A mini-workshop on
poetry writing
Miguel A. De Jesús Colón
English Practice Teacher
Friday, January 30th, 2015
Juan Ponce De León Middle School

2. What are we doing today?
Review vocabulary related to poetry
Activities about poetry writing
Sharing and read aloud

3. Tell me everything you know about
POETRY.

4. To write POETRY, you need:
FEELINGS,
EMOTIONS AND
DESCRIPTIONS.

5. You also need:
To read poetry.
Rhythm and musicality.
Rich language.
Intensity and beauty.
Appropriateness.
Universality.
Confidence in your style.

6. Masks poem…

7. IT’S WRITING TIME!
Pick a number:
1 2 3 4 5 6

8. Activity #1:
Personification Poem
Line 1: If I was a/an (write name of thing)
Line 2: Where would you live?
Line 3: What would you eat?
Line 4: What kind of work would you do?
Where?
Line 5: What would you do in your free time?
Line 6: When would you be happy?

9. Activity #1:
Personification Poem
If I was a pencil
I would live in a school
Munching on words and paper
After dancing all day on a notebook
Sleeping soundly on weekends
And waiting patiently for Monday
When my student comes back and we write
the best of poems.

10. Activity #2:
5 W’s
Line 1: WHO or what is the poem about?
Line 2: WHAT action is happening?
Line 3: WHEN does this action take place?
(A time)
Line 4: WHERE does this action happen?
(A place)
Line 5: WHY does this action happen?
(A reasons)

11. Activity #2:
5 W’s
The students of 7th grade
Are writing beautiful poetry
On a Friday morning
In the classroom of Mrs. Troche
Because they want to write the best
poetry book in the Universe.

12. Activity #3:
The Five Senses
Choose one of the pictures and answer the
following:
How does it look?
How does it taste?
How does it smell?
How does it sound?
How does it feel?
(Write one line for each question.)

13. Activity #3:
The Five Senses
Cherry Blossoms
Pink flowers
Of cotton candy and mint
Sweet scent of vanilla
Falling silently to the ground
Making a silky and soft bed.

14. Activity #4:
Stair Poem
Step 1 – Topic or main idea
(Write one word)
Step 2 – Three adjectives describing
the topic
Step 3 – A place or time connected with
the topic
Step 4 – A summary of the topic or a
phrase related to the first step.

15. Activity #4:
Stair Poem
Teachers
Awesome,
brave and
passionate
Everyday in
school
Forgers of the
future

16. Activity #5:
Simile Poem
Write a simile for the following:
A tiger is as fierce as…
A bird is like…
Summer is as joyful as…
The sky is like…

17. Activity #5:
Simile Poem
Eyes
Your eyes are like the stars at night
They shine bright like a million fireflies.
Your eyes are as beautiful as the moon
rising over the sea.
When I gaze into your eyes,
My life feels complete.

18. Activity #6:
Metaphoric Poem
Use metaphors to compare the
following:
School is…
The sky is…
My friends are…
The sea is…

19. Activity #6:
Metaphoric Poem
Eyes
Your eyes are stars at night
A million fireflies swimming in the dark
As I gaze at you,
A summer night breezes through
When you look me in the eyes.

20. What did you
learn today?
Thank you for your
attention and be
creative!