I have been trying to come up with ideas for my first week of school. It's a bit challenging, because it's not my students first week...it's their fourth! At this point, I know nothing. So if anyone has any ideas on how to cram classroom management, getting to know you, and diving into content in just a couple days...PLEASE HELP!
What about:
Biopoems
Purpose: to allow students the chance to reflect about an
individuals’ attributes from history or fiction
Procedure:
1.
Distribute
a biographical or fictional text and tell the students to look for
characteristics that will be included in the biopoem while reading.
2.
Students
read text while thinking about what they will include in their biopoem.
3.
Provide a
template (handout or display on overhead etc) with the biopoem format.
4.
Share and
post the biopoems in the classroom for everyone to read and reflect on.
Sample Biopoem Template #1:
(Line
1) First name
(Line
2) Three or four adjectives that describe the person
(Line
3) Important relationship (daughter of . . . , mother of . . . , etc)
(Line
4) Two or three things, people, or ideas that the person loved
(Line
5) Three feelings the person experienced
(Line
6) Three fears the person experienced
(Line
7) Accomplishments (who composed . . . , who discovered . . . , etc.)
(Line
8) Two or three things the person wanted to see happen or wanted to experience
(Line
9) His or her residence
(Line
10) Last name
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From Abromitis, B.S. (1994, June/July). Bringing lives to
life. Biographies in reading and the content areas. Reading Today,
Developed
by A.R. Gere, ed., Roots in the Sawdust:
Writing to Learn across the Curriculum (Urbana, Ill.: National Council of
Teachers of English, 1985).
Example:
River
Blue, Fresh, Wet,
Moving
Child of the ocean,
Big brother of the stream and creek
Lover of fish, bends,
and the sun
Who feels rage during
the storm and peace when the skies are blue
Who needs to be a
home to living things
Who fears pollution
and global warming
Who gives refreshment
and adventure
Who would like to see
more trees and less trash
Resident of the Land
Sample Biopoem Template #2:
(Line
1) First name
(Line
2) Words that describe you
(Line
3) Lover of
(Line
4) Who is able to
(Line
5)Who feels
(Line
6) Who wonders
(Line
7) Who fears
(Line
8) Who would like to
(Line
9) Who dreams
(Line
10) Last name
Example:
Tiffanycurious, cheerful, respectful
Lover of cookies, doggies, and books
Who wonders if there are aliens in outerspace
Who fears alligators in the swamp
Who feels excited to be a third grade teacher!
Who would like to learn how to sew and walk on the Great Wall of China
Who dreams that this year our class will love each other and love learning!
Evetts
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From Laura Candler ~ Teaching Resources~ www.lauracandler.com
Technology Integration: create a wordle
Benefits and Limitations:
· Teachers may select to have students create a biopoem about
themselves before assigning a biography or history subject.
· This strategy aides in comprehension and can be used across
content areas with any individual being studied.
· The formula may be modified according to the individual
being studied.
· Biopoems may also be created from the standpoint of an
inanimate object.
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