Newspaper Poems

Newspaper Poems

Materials Required: newspapers, paper, scissors, glue, note cards

Title: Newspaper Poem

Subject/Grade Level: English 9

Objectives: Students will be able to appreciate the value of words, review the parts of speech, create original poetry, shape the poem, and write an explaination of the images he/she has created.

Procedure:

·  Browse through all sections of a newspaper. cut out approx. 50 words from headlines (no "little" words like articles, prepositions, conjunctions, etc. Just nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs)The different print styles will look interesting.

·  Make sure to evaluate the strength, sound of words.

·  Form an image poem using the words you have found by pasting the words on colorful paper. It will look like a ransom note.

·  Shape the poem; be as creative as possible.

·  Don’t "panic" and try to search out specific words with a planned image of a poem in mind. Having such a large collection of words will be enough for you to "find" a poem.

·  Poetry share. Each student reads his/her poem and explains the imagery and word choice

·  Write out an explanation on a note card and attach it to the back of the poem

Evaluation: journal your reactions to the process of writing the Headline Poem. Do you evaluate words differently now? Is this valid poetry? Explain.