'Then repeat with essence': Instruction Poems

‘Then repeat with essence’: Instruction Poems

Students read Dana Levin’s poem, ‘Instructions for Stopping,’ and then crafted their instruction-based poems!

Lesson Note: Instruction poems offer a unique blend of creativity and utility. They can be memorable and engaging ways to convey information, instructions, or even moral lessons, making them a powerful tool for teaching and learning. Their creative structure and poetic language can make complex ideas more accessible and memorable. -Online Resource

Ms. Hernandez 7th Grade

How To Not Get a Negative Check Mark In Class Harlee A.

We close our mouths mwa grrr.

Next, we try our hardest to pay attention.

Then we listen to Ms.Hernandez and be good.

I say sorry with my words, cutting my throat

Then repeat with essence

Mrs. McClain 8th Grade

Organization Liam P.

Take your delighted soft hands and think what you need to do

Take a moment to go and see what a cluttered mess there is

Go over and start to feel the way you want it to go

After you move things around

Look again and again

Until you get it

Just right

You feel relaxed

You move on using the same steps

Again, again,and again, and once more… again