Poetry

We are beginning a new unit in out classroom, and it is poetry. I am not sure about how I feel about it. The last time we really did poetry was in 6th grade with mrs. Guarisco. I really enjoyed it then. We got to make our own poetry book, and have a poetry cafe. I really thought that my poems were great back then, but as I look at them now I can see how much my writing has improved since then. The thing about poetry is that there is so much freedom in what you can do. There are many styles, topics, and there are different rules for different kinds of poems. I am kind of skeptical about doing poetry now, but hopefully I will enjoy it as much as I did last time. There is something about such a broad thing that frightens me, because I like all of my stuff to be exact. I know that there is no right or wrong really in poetry, you can be pretty creative and expressive with it. I like some things about about that and I don't like some things about that. Of course, it is easier to write, because it is so leniant, but also, I am always so worried about how it is because the guidelines are also very leniant as well.

The few poems that we have read so far are pretty good. I like hearing what all of my class mates and my english teacher have to say about certain things. I may not always catch these things so talking about poetry in a group I think really helps. I personally like when a poem has some kind of rhyme and rythm to it. It makes me want to keep on reading and it makes it easier for me to read. I remember loving the Shell Silverstein poetry books. He would mix up the first letters of words (Runny Babbit was the title of one of his books) But anyways I am looking forward to starting this unit, and I hope that I can enjoy the things we do with poetry.

Reading this week:

20 minutes: The Fish poem
100 minutes: Magic Tree House (French book)
30 minutes: It's not summer without you