NYTimes link: Blackout Poetry

The amazing think about this link is that it lets you try the "blackout" strategy for poetry writing.
I suspect that I might just be doing this tomorrow; however, my text might be a bit different (Henry and Mudge or Milo's Great Invention!


Try this out:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/multimedia/blackout-poetry.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0


I'll try to share mine later this week :)

Reading on Spring Break

Where Does Poetry Fit? A Common Core Dilemma Part 2

There are no specific CCS mentions of poetry in primary standards for reading or writing

however, there are specific references to stanzas and poetic language.  In addition,

approximately 15% of the NYS add-on part of the CCSS includes poetry, as in the sample

below.

So, where does poetry fit?  Everywhere! 

               Phonemic Awareness

           Close Reading 

           Central Message

           Partnered with Mentor Texts  

           Grammar  (parts of speech)

           Responding to Reading

           Oral Presentations