License To Drive

License to Drive… …The Power of Poetry In a High-Tech World.

From a Teacher They’re my kids, too, You know. We laugh, We play, We learn. I look out for them. I am proud of every single one. Agree and disagree, Smile or shed a tear,

Presented by: Dave Mendell Wallingford Elementary School Wallingford, PA

Always a part of me. They’re my kids, too, You know.

MOTTO –

by Langston

Hughes

I play it cool And dig all jive. That’s the reason I stay alive. My motto, As I live and learn, Is: Dig and Be Dug

Key Concepts • Poetic License • Complete thoughts in incomplete sentences • The “Like What” List • Go to the Crayon Box • Infuse technology with the act of writing…

___________________ is officially authorized to arrange, change, invent, regroup, rhyme or unrhyme all words, phrases, sentences – in order to express thoughts, feelings, emotions, and truth as the poet wishes. Author / izing signature Sign your own name. Only you can grant yourself this license.

The “Like What” List Color Hot Cold/cool Sounds Tastes Smells Looks Feels Makes me feel

Like _____

Like What? Topic: Color Hot Cold/cool Sounds Tastes Smells Looks Feels Makes me feel

Like _____

Like Me Poems Like Bryan

Like Rachel

I am like chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream,

I am like sea green in

Topped with caramel. My heart beats like a drum solo.

A field of wild pink roses. I am as beautiful as a dancer, Performing on stage.

BUM, BAM, BOOM!

I am as cool as lemonade

My fingers slide down the

On a hot summer day.

Different frets of a guitar.

And as warm as hot chocolate

I am like the crack of a bat

On a cold winter day.

I am fast like lemonade

As relaxing as listening to the piano any day.

On a hot summer day. I have the love for my mom and dad. I am a turquoise crayon with a pointy top. I AM LIKE ME!

And as nurturing as a mom. I am as sweet as a chocolate ice cream with a Cherry on top. I AM LIKE ME!

Crayon Box Activities 96 Colors! • Think of an object, pick the color that reminds you of that object. • Pick a color, write about the name of the color.

Color:

Musical Chairs • Each Student opens a blank document • Students are each given a crayon. • They start by typing the color of the crayon • Then they write one descriptive line for that color / name. • After 2 minutes, students all move over to the next computer. • Continue until the original user is back to his/her computer.

Brick Red - by Dylan The bloody yell from a great war. The scream that tells us pain.

Cadet Blue – by Abby

Battles of doom,

Dolphins jumping from the ocean

As the sun sets.

A water path smooth and warm

Violence.

A lily pond.

Blood dripping down from the veins.

Swirls of sky in the summer daylight,

The terrible fire on a bloody tip of a sword. The broken heart that struck the town. Evil

Tumbleweed – by Timmy Dead tree bark A tumbleweed rolling through a forgotten town. Dead plants. An old rag. Deserted places Deserts. Dirt. Autumn. A color of a dirty rock.

A relaxing beautiful day. Choruses singing wavy beautiful tunes. Very hot flames of a burner ready to cook. The sky on a stormy night, Civil War soldiers in uniform. VanGogh’s Starry Night. Cadet blue is love, joy and peace.

Editing tips Cadet Blue – Unedited

• Make it look like a poem.

Dolphins jumping over the ocean blue and a water path smooth and warm

• One thought per line

The swirls of a sky in the summer daylight

• Take the “I’s” out • FEEL and FLOW

and a lily pond. A relaxing and beautiful day. Choruses singing wavy beautiful tunes. Very hot flames in a burner ready to cook. Also the sky on a stormy night, Civil War soldiers in blue uniforms VanGogh’s Starry Night Cadet Blue is love, joy and peace.

A few more editing tips… When using MS WORD – • Thesaurus • Colors and Fonts • Reviewing and Track Changes • Word Art

Number Poems

PowerPoint Multiplication poems • Combine Poetry and Multiplication Facts… • Start with a fact family on slide 1 • On every slide, list one fact. • Turn the answer into WordART • Then turn it, flip it, stretch it, etc. • Write a poem about the answer…

Look Around… Things we do…

Places we go…

LiveSTRONG

Student LiveSTRONG poems LiveSTRONG Go anywhere,

What Live Strong is to Me

Do anything.

Live relaxed like you’re walking in the park.

Just be true to your heart.

Live fun like you’re riding a roller coaster.

And believe.

Live tall like you’re looking down upon the grass.

Doesn’t matter where or what you are, Something can happen. Somewhere, Anywhere. Live STRONG By: Roksana

LiveSTRONG! By: Jason

www.tappedin.org

Tapped In Whiteboard…

Keep your Constellation in View….  

Keep your Constellation in View….   Reach for the stars, And follow your dreams. Fishing day or night, Hoping to find, The way to your future. Trust yourself. Keep your constellation in view. Walk your own path, And believe.

Flowing Time – by Brandon Jumping into time, Back into the past or forward into a New world. A galaxy of stars. Dreaming into faraway sleep, Faraway sleep. Time passes with each step,

Time – by Ben Time will fly Every time you look at it.

Each step.

Every minute.

The ring of time.

Every hour.

The ring of time in my hands,

Every day of life.

In my hands.

Stars will move. Every year stars will walk Away in the dust. Leaving you alone.

Inspired By… If you Follow your Dreams (Inspired by Mr. Walter Dean Myers) If you follow your dreams You might see a big star clock. I said if you follow your dreams You might see a big star clock. It might be far away from home Or real near by Just if you follow your dreams By - Abby

You Have to Write…

…and you want it to be good.

Resources Quick Poetry Activities – Jacqueline Sweeney, Scholastic Professional Books, New York, 1994. The North Star – Peter Reynolds, Fablevision Press, Watertown, MA, 1997. www.fablevision.com Love that Dog – Sharon Creech, Scholastic Inc., New York, 2001. Tapped In – www. tappedin.org You Have to Write – Janet Fong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, New York, 1998.