Selected by: Paul Janeczko
Illustrated by: Chris Raschka
Janeczko, Paul B., and Christopher Raschka. A kick in the head . Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2005.ISBN:0763606626
Summary
This book of poetry selected by Paul Janeczko gives the reader a taste of many different forms of poetry they may encounter. From the most well known such as a couplet to the unknown like pantoum poetry this book covers many forms. The reader will be surprised by just how many types of poetry are recognized. Mr. Janeczko has given the reader an opportunity to read and visually see how poems are manipulated into form. At the end of the book they will find an explanation of each form and better understand why that selection was made. This is a book of poetry that is clever, but it is also a book of explanation.
The illustrator Chris Reschka has provided vibrant pictures to flatter each individual poem. The colors are exciting and bright with inviting tones; blue, red yellow etc... Mr. Reschka has done a great job with bringing the poems to life!
Acoustic
Can’t
Avoid
Trouble
By: Paul Janeczko
Does
Only
Good
By: Anonymous
Poetry Introduction
Acoustic poetry is one of the most well known in the teaching circle. It is smart and clever with truth in the writing. These two poems I would share when introducing truth using description in writing to my 3rd-5th students. I would first show them a picture of a dog and then a cat. We would write adjectives that would describe a dog and cat on chart paper. Then I would share the acoustic poems. I would explain what an acoustic poem is and how this poetry is formulated. After sharing the poem and looking at our written adjectives I would ask the students do they see truth in what was written about the dog and cat? (Hopefully they will say yes). Then I would ask them to start a list of adjectives that describe themselves; now is their opportunity to write an acoustic poem using their name and that shows truth.
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