Prose to Poetry

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Bloom's Level: C,Ap,S
Final Products--poem,
indexed poetry booklet

Grade Level: 8

Subject: English, Language Arts
Duration:
1 (40") instructional class periods
0 (40") media center periods
2 (40") class period for sharing

Description: In the past, students have had success with the following activity. In essence, students compose a prose poem from a descriptive paragraph with some steps in the middle. I have had students produce poems that were published in the Three Lakes Sampler, a regional literary and arts magazine produced annually, as well as poems, which have won other awards. ...Author: M. Cappelli