After reading a portion of Varsha Bajaj‘s book T is for Taj Mahal yesterday, we began our day, using this text as a mentor, to inquire further about structure The book, through a combination of prose and verse, highlight important people, places, and elements of India and its culture. After reviewing ideas on the W portion of their KWHLAQ charts, each student identified a topic of interest and used a variety of informational / nonfiction texts to gather facts. Using the facts gathered, researchers began to freewrite in paragraph form.
Once paragraphs were written, students reread their work and considered reSTRUCTuring by adding line breaks to create a poem. While somewhat challenging to rethink reading with poetic pauses, students worked through the process of transforming a paragraph into a poem. The final step involved revising with poetic elements like rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and figurative language in mind. This final step often requires rewriting, multiple attempts at lines and stanzas until the sound is satisfying.
This afternoon, during art with Ms. Rydah, we continued our work on our hands. Ms. Paula came by to admire the art.
Such diversity of ideas as G4 artists mix media & combine ideas as they work towards designing #pagne @TASOKinshasa @lesleerupp pic.twitter.com/e4DMXd9wJb
— Paula Baxter (@paulabaxter67) January 28, 2020