This is Max Tell with my 9th writing game to give the poems you write for kids a unique personal flair and a bit of a bite.
Note: A reference to 'poems' also includes songs. A reference to 'songs' refers only to songwriting.
A special thanks to Sheree Fitch who's workshop on writing more personal and exciting poetry for kids inspired the creation of 'Koetry for Pids'.
Today's topic:
A slight change of plans: I was scheduled to talk about Rhyme, but thought I would break the pattern and give you a different type of game today. First view my video below, The Knight The Dragon and the Librarian, then I'll tell you all about the . . .
Let's say, you want to write a poem, but you're not sure what you want to write about. Try the MAGIC 'IF' game. This is how the MAGIC 'IF' game works. You ask yourself a question:
What if such and such were to happen? Here are a few examples:
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What if a meteor fell from the sky?
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What if an elephant sat on a tack?
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What if your favourite toy turned into jell-o?
Game one:
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Write a few 'what if' questions of your own.
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Choose the one you like best.
3.
Write a poem answering your 'what if' question.
In the case of my video poem above, I asked myself 'what if' a knight, a dragon, and a librarian were in the same poem? What would happen?
Now your turn, think of two or three characters who you would like in your poem.
Here are some examples:
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A chicken, a duck, and a centipede
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A boy, a girl, and a man-eating carrot
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A giant and a worm
Game two:
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Write a few 'what if' lists of characters of your choice.
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Choose the list you like best.
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Write a poem about your favourite 'what if' list of characters.
Don't forget to share your poems with family and friends. And don't forget to edit, edit, edit.
