“Spinning Through the Universe” and Writing Poetry in Noble House
20 10 2009Last week we began to read Helen Frost’s story about a 5th grade class entitled, Spinning Through the Universe. The story is comprised of a series of poems that tell a story about the students of Room 214. Each poem is written in a different form including: Terza Rimas, Tankas, Acrostics, Pantoums, Villanelles, Tercelles, Sonnets and even a Crown of Sonnets. Each morning during house we will read and discuss one poem.
In addition, the students of Noble House recently began to write their own poetry. Many focused on the question, “What is Poetry” but others wrote about such varied topics as Halloween and hurricanes! Stay tuned for their published pieces.
