The “I” poem
The author of the article “I” poems: Invitations for students to deepen literary understandings begins by informing the reader that many of the novels students read during elementary school is written as first-person. Then they go to say that having students to write in first-person gives them the opportunity to express themselves. The author then introduces the “I” poem. The reader is informed that when students read something and then write about it they will be more likely to express the way they felt, emotions, and if any prejudice. Students are also going to better understand and remember a selection when they reflect on what they have read. A way for students to reflect on a story is to write an “I” poem about something in particular in the story they have just read. Also, writing “I” poems before reading can help to build a background for students. Having a background built can help them to better picture the story in their own minds and to have a wider vocabulary before even starting the book. This is also a way for students to reflect and respond after a reading. This is when students can become a character in the story and write an “I” poem in first person about that particular character.
Question #1) What are other methods to cultivate prior knowledge before reading a selection.
Question #2) Would it be a good idea or a bad idea to have students to write an “I” poem in the middle of a selection?
Question #3) Is an “I” poem the best method of a written response to a reading?
In response to your question 3, I believe there are many many methods of written responses to reading! I believe that “I” poems are just one of many great ideas to use. Journals, stream-of-consciousness writings, stories, and newspaper articles are a few other ideas to help students respond to reading.
| Posted 2 years, 3 months agoMy thoughts:
| Posted 2 years, 3 months ago2. I think so long as the stopping point is logical and pre-planned, there’s no problem with writing an “I” poem in the middle of reading. When it comes time to pick up reading, I think there should be a discussion of what has gone before, though.
3. I agree with Jamie: there are soooo many ways to respond to reading, even if you constrain it to a written response. What I liked about this article was how it made me see just how widely useful the “I” poem can be.
-Rachel