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LBS 355-04
Poetry in the Classroom
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3/11/15
poem. Instead of the teacher lecturing about the poem, the students will be
able to come up with their own interpretations, and they can teach one
another. This helps them enjoy the poetry more, because they will feel like
they have an understanding or connection to it, rather than hearing only one
persons view on it.
Furthermore, Faver (2008) describes the benefits of repeated reading
using poetry in her article. Faver mentions that repeated reading means
students read a passage every day for a few days in order to improve their
reading fluency. Repeated reading often works with poetry because it
contains language that a student would be interested in reading. Students
generally prefer to read a verse from a poem than a passage from a short
story, because poetry has a lively tone and rhythm. As a teacher, improving
a students fluency is important because it demonstrates that the student
can read quickly and accurately. There are many ways to improve fluency
levels, but repeated reading with poetry is helpful because it opens up a
form of literature that students rarely see anymore.
In addition to repeated reading, Hughes (2007) discusses using a
modern approach, technology, in order to get students interested in poetry.
There are many forms of media that are available today that students can
use in the classroom. Hughes (2007) mentions Moviemaker as a new type of
new media that provides an interactive approach to poetry. Moviemaker
gives the option to add images, music, and sound effects to represent a
poetry. Technology is improving at a fast rate, and it is getting easier to