Mrs Smoke has a wonderful 'Making Teachers Nerdy' blog with a great page on all sorts of poetry links.
This week we will be focusing on writing an ode here are the steps!
- Select a subject to write about: person, place, or thing.
- Write phrases describing how your subject makes you feel and why you feel this way.
- Write many phrases telling unique qualities of your subject.
- Explain why your subject is important to you
Revise your lines following these steps:
- take away any lines that are too similar
- add more feeling to any meaningless lines
- pick a good opening line or sentence
- order the remaining lines into their best sequence
- select a good closing line that clearly expresses your feelings about the subject
- Rewrite your ode in a final draft and maybe even add an illustration.
This video may be a little difficult for year 5&6 students but is a good guide for the teacher.
How to Write an Ode -- powered by ehow
A fun story that is told using emoticons:
