Poetry Yuck

Download or read book Poetry? Yuck! written by Kathleen Petersen and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2005-11-22 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Act out the story of two boys who have to write poems for school. With the help of their siblings, these boys discover that poetry isn't always yucky. Poetry can also be fun, smart, silly, and funny! This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. By utilizing these strategies, teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on everyone's current reading level. This feature allows all students to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! All readers can gain confidence in their reading fluency through performance, regardless of their current reading ability. While performing with others, students will practice performance, interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures to better tell the story. This script also features an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice. This dynamic, colorful script is the perfect tool for a classroom of varied readers. It will surely get everyone participating and confidently practicing fluency!