Mary O'Neill's Line 5—Tell what it looks like. Hailstones and Halibut Bones Materials: chart paper, markers, Line 6—Tell what it feels like. paper, pencils, crayons, scissors, hole Writing punch, and two notebook rings At the next session, each student chooses one emotion and writes a sensory poem. Prewriting Brainstorm and record emotions on a Show the charts with the list of emotions chart: joy, happiness, pride, excitement, Brainstormed by the class and the poetry sadness, cheerfulness, anger, and so on. pattern. Responding Read the examples of sensory poems Students read their sensory poems to a below. Choose, peer group. They listen for words that choose one emotion and write a sensory describe the senses. The students give poem together, line by line. specific suggestions for improvement. Revising/Editing Sadness is gray. The authors make necessary changes and It sounds like the moan of a foghorn. then the group checks each other's It smells like mushrooms. papers for capitalization and punctuation. It tastes like stale popcorn. Postwriting It looks like a lost puppy. Each student copies his/her sensory Sadness feels like damp clothes. poem. Evaluating Happiness is hot pink. The student used appropriate examples It sounds like the Fourth of July. for each of the senses and produced a It smells like chocolate-chip cookies. legible copy of his/her poem for a class It tastes like strawberries. book. It looks like a rainbow. © Instructional Fair, Inc. 36 ' . IF8409 Poetry Plus Happiness feels like a hug. POETRY FRAME Pattern: Line 1—Name an emotion or feeling. Finish the line with a color word. Line 2—Tell what it sounds like. TOPIC: ___________________ Line 3—Tell what it smells like. Line 4—Tell what it tastes like.
Mary O'Neill's Hailstones and Halibut Bones Materials: chart paper, markers, paper, pencils, crayons, scissors, hole punch, and two notebook rings Prewriting Brainstorm and record emotions on a chart: joy, happiness, pride, excitement, sadness, cheerfulness, anger, and so on. Read the examples of sensory poems below. Choose, choose one emotion and write a sensory poem together, line by line. Sadness is gray. It sounds like the moan of a foghorn. It smells like mushrooms. It tastes like stale popcorn. It looks like a lost puppy. Sadness feels like damp clothes. Happiness is hot pink. It sounds like the Fourth of July. It smells like chocolate-chip cookies. It tastes like strawberries. It looks like a rainbow. Happiness feels like a hug. Pattern: Line 1—Name an emotion or feeling. Finish the line with a color word. Line 2—Tell what it sounds like. Line 3—Tell what it smells like. Line 4—Tell what it tastes like. Line 5—Tell what it looks like. Line 6—Tell what it feels like. Writing At the next session, each student chooses one emotion and writes a sensory poem. Show the charts with the list of emotions Brainstormed by the class and the poetry pattern. Responding Students read their sensory poems to a peer group. They listen for words that describe the senses. The students give specific suggestions for improvement. Revising/Editing The authors make necessary changes and then the group checks each other's papers for capitalization and punctuation. Postwriting Each student copies his/her sensory poem. Evaluating The student used appropriate examples for each of the senses and produced a legible copy of his/her poem for a class book. © Instructional Fair, Inc. 36 ' . IF8409 Poetry Plus POETRY FRAME TOPIC: ___________________