Poetry Writing Basics: Elements Of Poetry & Creative Writing Projects (Part 1)

Course Summary

Learn the basics of poetry writing while creating your own unique poetry. Class includes the structure, elements, and types of poetry, as well as creative poetry writing projects.

Course Description

Poetry writing has increasingly become a fun hobby for children and teens. This class is a basic introduction to the world of poetry writing. Information shared in this class will include: • Structure of poetry (stanza, line length, consistency) • Elements of Poetry (assonance, alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia, etc.) • Types of poems (haiku, concrete, epigram, free verse, narrative) Students will use the information learned in the first class to practice writing different forms of poetry in classes two through six. Students will be encouraged to make the world a better place with their poetry by aligning their poetry with the values of the WonderWell community: courage, faithfulness, goodness, kindness, knowledge, respect, virtue, etc. Time will be allotted at the end of each class for students to share their poetry, if desired. This class is intended to be relaxing, encouraging, and fun. Students will be encouraged to make "mistakes" as they grow in courage and creativity throughout this six week poetry-writing adventure.

Syllabus

CLASS ONE: STRUCTURE AND ELEMENTS Poetry structure ∙stanza ∙line ∙consistency Elements of Poetry ∙assonance ∙alliteration ∙consonance ∙metaphor ∙onomatopoeia ∙rhyme ∙rhythm ∙personification ∙simile Types of Poetry ∙haiku ∙concrete ∙epigrams ∙free verse ∙narrative CLASS TWO: HAIKU ∙read examples of and write haiku poetry CLASS THREE: CONCRETE POETRY ∙read examples of and write concrete poetry CLASS FOUR: EPIGRAMS ∙read examples of and write epigrams CLASS FIVE: FREE VERSE ∙read examples of and write free verse poetry CLASS SIX: NARRATIVE ∙read examples of and write narrative poetry

Supplies

∙writing notebook ∙pen or pencil