I must say, even though I am not a poet myself, I have really enjoyed the poetry project and completing it with my students. The process was very slow, but worth the wait. One interesting fact that I discovered about my class was my lower students were able to write the Haiku poetry easier than my higher students. I have no idea why! My conclusion was, my lower kids were used to the the ridged format of what was expected. My higher kids are often pushed to think out of the box and be as creative as possible. Trying to bring their minds and thoughts back inside a box was not easy. However, they did it and they did well at it.
Learning poetry this semester has really opened my mind to discover more ways for my kids to express what they have learned. My kids are not dreading writing any more. They are looking forward to it! I am already looking forward to next year thinking about how I am going to teach poetry to my kids and how I will integrate it. Thank you Dr. Fyre for an amazing semester and your example of a true master teacher. Your lessons will be seen in my classes for years to come.
