Discovering Poetry in the Seventh Grade

dc.contributor.advisor Whitesell, Phil
dc.contributor.author Yuruki, Lani
dc.contributor.department Education
dc.date.accessioned 2014-01-15T19:33:54Z
dc.date.available 2014-01-15T19:33:54Z
dc.date.issued 2014-01-15
dc.description.abstract Tell any Intermediate-aged student that he will be studying poetry in English class and you will be greeted with comments like "Ugh, poetry? I hate poetry!" or "Poetry is just for girls!" Unfortunately, for a majority of students, the experience with poetry had not been a positive one. During the Fall of 1975, I student taught at Stevenson Intermediate School. At the time, I prepared a unit plan for poetry. Like many teachers, I required the students to memorize lines of poetry; to list examples of similes, metaphors, personifications and other comparisons; to choose a favorite poem for oral interpretation; and to explicate poems to find their "true meaning." My experience in teaching the unit was that the analytical approach to teaching poetry is not a pleasurable one for students, and that it does not lead them to seek out more poetry. Memorizing lines of poetry and reciting them orally was a threat to many students. Poetry explication became a chore and listening to their classmates' findings was often boring. The only area in which I felt comfortable was when the students were allowed to create their own poetry and share it with their friends.
dc.format.extent 65 pages
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/31617
dc.publisher University of Hawaii at Manoa
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dc.title Discovering Poetry in the Seventh Grade
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