Kendra Jerzak

Students are either bored by the format or find poetry pushed too hard by their teachers.

"Two-thirds of each class have negative or at least ambivalent attitudes towards poetry." Pg. 116

Poetry Preferences positive

• Narrative poetry
• limericks
• rhyme, rhythem, and sound
• humor, animals, and things familiar to children

Poetry PREFERENCES negative

• free verse
• haiku
• nature
• visual imagery
• figurative language

Appreciation for poetry

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• Teachers can relearn to like poetry with proper books and resources.
• Humor can be the start to gain appreciation and acceptance before moving on to other works.

Poetry can be songs too.
POetry can be performed with singular, multiple, or group voices.

Begins with nursery rhymes at young age.

Poetry can fit into other subjects. My favorite kind of poetry is from WWI soldiers.

poetry can be concrete (shape of the subject)

Poetry is a shared experience as it is usually read aloud.

Evaluation Criteria For Children's POetry

• According to Joan Glazer: A fresh or original view of the subject presented
• insight or emotion is shown or felt

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• Poetic devices and language are used effectively.
• the voice or persona of the poem appears to be sincere.

Build your own poetry collections with:

• Anthologies
• collections
• poetry picture books
• verse novels

Resource:
Tunnell, M.O., Jacobs, J.S., Young, T.E. Bryan, G. (2019). Children’s literature, briefly. (7th Ed). Pearson, Inc.