Seasons of Poetry
A Guide for Young Writers Grades 3-6
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Seasons of Poetry is a delightful journey through a year of engaging poems, and beautiful, stylized images so well done they stand on their own; but it doesn't end there. It is also an introduction to writing poetry on a beginning level as well as an overview of poetic traits and types of basic poems. Based on Six-Trait Writing, and supportive of state standards for literature, it provides guidelines for beginning writers of any age to create emotion and depth within their poems. Jan's written ·voice" will inspire even the most reluctant writer to become a poet, while self-driven writers can work through this course on their own. Its varied poems and lessons cover areas of figurative language such a irony, juxtaposition, and imagery. It defines how rhyming patterns work, and how free verse is different. It addresses meter, one of the more complicated traits of poetry, in an easy to understand way. It teaches the poet how to write about aspects of their own life as well as how to evoke strong emotion. It stresses the mechanics of writing poetry, and how it is different from other forms of writing. All this comes through a fun, easy-ta-Iearn format. Teachers and students alike will find it a charming, and inspiring introduction to writing poetry.
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Seasons of Poetry is a delightful journey through the year with vivid, stylized images, and engaging poems, that stand on their own. But it doesn't end there. Its lessons present an introduction to writing poetry, and an overview of poetic forms and traits. Based on Six-Trait Writing, and supportive of state standards for literature, it provides guidelines for beginning writers of any age to create depth, and poetic skill within their poems. The author's "voice" comes through her writing, inspiring even the most reluctant writer to discover the poet within; while self-driven writers will be off and running on their own. Some of the ideas presented in Seasons of Poetry are: • Rhyming vs verse • Figurative language • Irony and juxtaposition • Meter • Repetition • Sensory imagery • Evoking strong emotion • Aspects of a poets life • Breaking conventions or using them in an unusual way • White space, subtitles, and line breaks • Glossary of terms Teachers and students alike, will find this multi-faceted book the perfect combination to inspire new poets. Bowcut says, "It's an all-in-one course tied with a bow ... all you provide is the ribbon".
About the Author
Jan Bowcut graduated from Brigham Young University where she served as President of the Student Council for Special Education. With a BS in Elementary Education, she taught 2nd and 3rd grades for 27 years. During her teaching career she became aware the content area for beginning poetry writing was lacking. That became the inspiration for this collection of poems and instructive lessons. Jan, now retired, lives with her husband, Brent, in Evanston, WY. They have 3 grown children. After raising a number of a"four-legged grandchildren" her new grandson, Emerson, is the joy of her life.