What's more fun than playing with your food? Writing a poem about it! A quick and straightforward lesson guides young writers through the steps of writing a funny, well-structured poem about combining sports and food.

Concepts

poetry, poetry writing, humor, alliteration, poetic devices, poetic structure

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Send the link home for learners to use as an independent writing activity
• Assign the poem to small groups to write together

Classroom Considerations

• Beginning writers may need more support than older or experienced writers
• Lesson requires access to the Internet

Pros

• Engaging content for enthusiastic and reluctant poets alike
• Provides examples and recommendations for poetic structure

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.3.1.a W.4.1.a W.5.1.a W.6.1.a W.7.1.a W.8.1.a