Dutton Children's Books, 2010
Grade Level: 3
Fountas & Pinnell: U
Suggested Delivery: read aloud
An ALA Notable, winner of the Cybil Award in Poetry and the Land of Enchantment Picture Book Award, and nominee for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. Horn Book Fanfare list, New York Public Library's 2010 Best 100 Children's Books, 2010 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books, Betsy Bird's 100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2010, Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2010, Booklist's Editors' Choice list and Washington Post's Top 15 Children's Books of 2010.
Fantastic, Enchanting, Reversible, Fun, Intriguing
What’s brewing when two favorites—poetry and fairy tales—are turned (literally) on their heads? It’s a revolutionary recipe: an infectious new genre of poetry and a lovably modern take on classic stories.
First, read the poems forward (how old-fashioned!), then reverse the lines and read again to give familiar tales, from Sleeping Beauty to that Charming Prince, a delicious new spin. Witty, irreverent, and warm, this gorgeously illustrated and utterly unique offering holds a mirror up to language and fairy tales, and renews the fun and magic of both.
Teaching Strategies:
Key vocabulary:
Reverse
Waltz
Hacking
Fragrant
Startled
Muzzle
Nightingale
Before Reading Activity: play this youtube video of an example of reverse poetry. Ask the students to pay careful attention to the lyrics. When the two poems are finished being read, ask the students how the meaning of the poem changed?
During Reading Activity: Have the students perform an echo reading activity. The teacher will read segments of this poetry and the students will repeat this. This will be especially helpful with the different meaning of the revered poems.
After Reading Activity: This literature is perfectly fit to use with a poems for two voices activity. Have the students work in pairs and each one reads a poem, then discusses the meaning of their poem.
Writing Activity: Have the students create their own reverso poem! They will be able to write their poetry on any subject and it should be at least four lines long.
Examples of student's reverso poetry!
Marilyn Singers webpage!
Teaching Strategies:
Key vocabulary:
Reverse
Waltz
Hacking
Fragrant
Startled
Muzzle
Nightingale
Before Reading Activity: play this youtube video of an example of reverse poetry. Ask the students to pay careful attention to the lyrics. When the two poems are finished being read, ask the students how the meaning of the poem changed?
During Reading Activity: Have the students perform an echo reading activity. The teacher will read segments of this poetry and the students will repeat this. This will be especially helpful with the different meaning of the revered poems.
After Reading Activity: This literature is perfectly fit to use with a poems for two voices activity. Have the students work in pairs and each one reads a poem, then discusses the meaning of their poem.
Writing Activity: Have the students create their own reverso poem! They will be able to write their poetry on any subject and it should be at least four lines long.
Examples of student's reverso poetry!
Marilyn Singers webpage!
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