Most of my students do not like writing poems, until they have to. A very simple way to motivate them is by having them observe an image in a book, magazine or on the Internet. During their observation process they write words or phrases that describe the picture. Then they write two to three sentences about their picture describing what they see. Using a word processing program such as Word, AppleWorks, or Pages, the students proofread, edit, add, delete, or change the information of their sentences. Finally they decide when they want to break the sentences for their poems to look better. Using a publishing software the students finally create a poem they may feel proud of.
Some sources of pictures are:National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Flickr http://www.flickr.com
Photobucket http://photobucket.com
NASA http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery
*** Students should always read the terms of usage of the images and respect the copyright laws. If they want to download an image the owner of the images/ photos should give permission or they should look for the Creative Commons logo.
1 comment:
Good for ESL students.
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