Everyone is doing so great!! It’s so nice to read everyone’s poetry in our FB group. Y’all are much better poets than I am, so I must be a pretty good teacher, eh? Anyway, let’s do a super simple poetry form today; however, a simple poetry form can be deceiving – some rather profound poems can be produced with some very simple formats.
Today we are
going to write an “ing” Poem ~ yep, an “ing” Poem
So,
basically, you choose a noun (seasons and animals make good choices, but any
noun that comes to mind will be great) and then list 4-6 (give or take) verbs
associated with that noun and add “ing” to them. Give it a try – perhaps,
create several “ing” poems.
Like this:
NOUN
verb + ing
verb +ing
verb +ing
verb +ing
verb +ing
Here are a
couple of examples:
Grandchildren
Laughing
Playing
Loving
Caring
Sharing
Growing
©
2016 Stephanie Abney
Paradigm Shift
Wondering
Reading
Listening
Considering
Challenging
Understanding
Becoming
© 2022 Stephanie Abney
What do you
think? When I was teaching, I loved to highlight whatever “National Day” it was
whenever possible. The kids got a kick out of it. Sometimes, doing that makes a
fun prompt on what direction to take your poem. So, just FYI ~ April 22nd
is:
April Showers Day
Earth Day
In God We Trust Day
Mother Earth Day
National Jelly Bean Day
School Bus Drivers' Day
Just to mention a
few of them. So, you can focus on one of these or make up your own prompt. Have
fun!
Your turn!!
Cheers!!
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