I mentioned in the previous post that 1st graders are learning about shape poetry. While it can take many different forms, shape poetry is poetry that takes the shape of it's subject. To show students an example of words in the shape of an object, I used a website called Tagxedo: With Tagxedo, all you do is input the words and the shape you want, push a button, and voila! Instant art. While this isn't exactly a poem (or is it?), it gave students an example of what form their poems should take. I also showed 1st graders this example that I made with words that describe a cat: Here are their final shape poems about lizards, birds, dogs, and cats:
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