Writing poetry - frames to help students write poems

Hey there,

These are frames designed to help students generate poetry. Here is how I use them:

• Begin with the ‘making langauge frame.’ Introduce students to a form of poetry. I was using these with Haiku to begin with and then introduced them to more complex forms, such as sonnets and ballads.
• Have students cut out the box in the middle. Place the frame on a window and get students to focus on something outside.
• Using the guidance on the frame, students created lines for a poem. Once they have ideas, they can work on the order and how they would like the poem constructed.
• Once they have the hang of this, you can introduce the second frame ‘making imagery’ and help students become more aware of how to use devices to describe something.

The 2 frames can be stuck together to help students focus narrowly on something and use language devices to describe what they have focused on.

I hope these help!