Warming Up with Metaphors

School
Jordan Community Elementary School

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti

Date

Last Friday, we kicked off a short and sweet residency with 6th graders at Jordan Elementary! I talked about what students can expect over the course of our time together, experiences students have with poetry, and if they knew what a metaphor was. We watch Katy Perry’s “Firework” music video (an excellent metaphor example) before reading “Frost” by Valerie Bloom. We didn’t have time for students to write poems, but they came up with some excellent metaphors such as: My home is a crime scene, My heart is winning a soccer game.

School
Jordan Community Elementary School

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti

Date

Select list(s) to subscribe to



CPC will not sell your email. By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from The Chicago Poetry Center. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact