This document discusses the key elements of poetry. It notes that poetry uses strong verbs, careful word choice, similes, metaphor, personification, rhythm, repetition and precise forms to paint pictures with words and bring the non-living to life. It asks what technology and supports teachers use to help students create unique, descriptive poetry and shares a wiki space for sharing ideas and resources.

1. Looking at the World with a Poet’s Eye

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3. Poetry is...strong verbs and word choice, paintinga picture with words

4. Poetry is...similes and metaphor, what something is like or is

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6. Poetry is personification....bring the non-living to life

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8. Poetry is repetition and structure...a toe-tapping rhythm for the reader

9. Poetry is precise like the form haiku

10. Poetry is personal

11. Strong verbs Careful word choice Personification Similes Rhythm Repetition What will you remember as you look at your own photograph with a poet's eye?

12. What poetic and technology support allows students to create unique, descriptive poetry? Technology: What technology resources do you use or would you like to use to support student poetry? Unique, Descriptive Poetry: What supports, structures, graphic organizers, mentor texts, etc. do you give students to empower them to write unique descriptive poetry? Add your voice to http://technologypoetry.wikispaces.com/ technologypoetry.wikispaces.com Choose your path….

13. Each group share one idea or resource discovered. We’ll do more than one if time allows. What did you discover?

14. Graphic organizers vs. none? Continue to add to technologypoetry.wikispaces.com Continue the discussion