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PoetrySession N.01

NCTE Award for Excellence in Children’s Poetry

2016

The National Council of Teachers of English wishes to recognize and foster excellence in children's poetry by encouraging its publication and by exploring ways to acquaint teachers and children with poetry through such means as publications, programs, and displays. As one means of accomplishing this goal, NCTE established its Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 1977 to honor a living American poet for his or her aggregate work for children ages 3–13.

The NCTE Poetry Committee gave the award annually until 1982 and every three years until 2009. In 2008 the Poetry Committee updated the criteria and changed the time frame to every other year.

http://www.ncte.org/awards/poetry

Today’s Poetry Presenters:

Dr. Trish BandreSalina, Kansas

Dr. Lesley CollabucciMillersville University

Dr. Laretta HendersonUWM, Milwaukee, WI

Julie LariosSeattle, WA

Lisa MullerHigh School, Evansville, IN

Dr. Lisa PatrickOhio State University

Karen Hildebrand, MLSDelaware City Schools, Ohio

Applause, please

– they have been a great committee!!

Poetry Warm-Up

Roccoli McBroccoli

DirectionsTo write your “Never Poem,” you will write one sentence for each of the following, repeating your chosen consonant sound as many times as possible.

Something you would never eat.Something you would never wear.Something you would never buy.Something you would never do.Someplace you would never go.Something you would always like to think about.“And I promise I will never …”

http://writeshop.com/writing-a-never-poem/

Once their poems are finished, invite them to choose some words from the poem and write a title.

Of Blue Biscuits and Bouncing Balls

I would never eat blue biscuits.I would never wear a baggy beaded bonnet with brown buttons.I would never buy a blind baboon’s broken bicycle.I would never read a book about boat-building in Bulgaria.I would never go to Brooklyn to get bologna.I would always like to think about bouncing balls in the bathtub.And I promise I will never let Bubba’s bunny eat barbecued beans

for breakfast.

I would never ….

Selfie Poems

Great in an election year!

http://muhslearningcenter.weebly.com/whats-new/match-the-selfie-to-the-shelfie

Middlebury Union High School – Middlebury, Vermont

SPINE POETRY

http://www.poetry4kids.com/news/how-to-create-book-spine-poetry/

Sylvia VardellJanet Wong***********Pomelo Books

Today I Am (poem with repetition)Now describe yourself using the same poem skeleton, but filling words and details that apply to you to create a new poem.

TODAY I AM

Today _________________________I am __________________________Someone who __________________Someone who__________________Someone who__________________Someone who__________________Someone who__________________

Today I Am

By Mies van HoutFish Book Co., 2013

“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it” ― Michelangelo Buonarroti

Blackout poetry = Found Poetry(Google “blackout poetry”)

THOUGHTS TAKE FLIGHT

A squall of hawk wings stirs the sky.A hummingbird holds and then hies. “If I could fly, I’d choose to be Sailing through a forest of poet-trees.”A cast of crabs engraves the sandDelighting a child’s outstretched hand. "If I could breathe under the sea, I’d dive, I’d dip, I’d dance with glee."A clump of crocuses craves the sun.Kites soar while joyful dogs run. "I sing to spring, to budding green, to all of life – seen and unseen."Wee whispers drift from cloud to earand finally reach one divining seerwho looks up from her perch and beams — "West Wind is dreaming May, it seems."Golden wings open and gleamas I greet the prancing team. "Gliding aside with lyrical speed, I'd ride Pegasus to Ganymede."To a pied pocket, the zephyr returns.Blowing soft words the seer discerns "from earthbound voyage to dreamy night, The time is now. I give you flight!"Yet I fear I am no kite or bird – I lift! The world below me blurredby tears of joy. I spiral high, "I hum, I dive, I dip, I hive!" "Behold, Spring is but a dance away!"I grasp my pen, then capture this day.http://irenelatham.blogspot.com/p/2013-progressive-poem.html

From poetry bloggers:Laura Purdie Salas, Irene Latham, Patricia Weaver,Mary Lee Hahn, Amy Ludwig Vanderwater, Charles Waters, and more

http://kidlitosphere.org/poetry-friday/

http://www.erintegration.com/2015/04/08/10-apps-for-creating-poetry-on-the-ipad/

Poetreat

Kids Recorder

DoodleBuddy

BendPic Editor

Pic Collage

Prime Rhyme

Visual Poet

WordMover

Instant Poetry

VisualPoetry

www.readwritethink.org

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/haiku-poem-interactive-31074.html

Today’s Poetry Presenters:

Dr. Trish BandreSalina, Kansas

Dr. Lesley CollabucciMillersville UniversityMillersville, PA

Dr. Laretta HendersonUWM, Milwaukee, WI

Julie Larios, poetSeattle, WA

Lisa Muller, High School, Evansville, IN

Dr. Lisa PatrickOhio State University

Karen Hildebrand, MLSDelaware City Schools, OH

ThankYou To allThe GenerousPublishers!!

Notable Poetry List Criteria:Individual poems demonstrate

> Content that is interesting to and understandable by intended readers> Language is innovative, with careful word choices and uses of poetic devices to

enhance meaning> Form or structure helps readers understand more about the poetic subject or mood

Collections and Anthologies demonstrate> Purposeful selection of quality poetry> Arrangement that is logical> Inclusiveness of a range of poetry

From: Gaida, L., Cullinan, B.E., & Sipe, L.R. (2010). Literature and the Child. Seventh Edition.Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.

Poetry for Children Ages 3-13The Notable Poetry List

> highlights outstanding poetry publishedduring the previous year

> includes anthologies with poems by various authors, collections of poems by an individual author, and single illustrated poems

> features diverse topics and concepts to help educators integrate poetry across the curriculum

Featuring 30 original poems by esteemed children’s writers like Jane Yolen, Marilyn Singer, and J. Patrick Lewis, the book introduces the youngest readers to loving rhymes in a playful, accessible way. This beautifully designed case bound board book is organized into five themes—Family, Food, “Firsts,” Playtime, and Bedtime.

Some cats have names that suggest far-off lands, like the Turkish Angora and the Norwegian forest cat. Others allude to places closer to home, such as California’s ragdoll and the Maine coon.

Set against Lee White’s graceful illustrations, with intriguing facts about each of twenty breeds at the end, this charming haiku collection for lovers of America’s most popular house pet provides the purr-fect book to curl up with.

This selection of popular Mother Goose rhymes is given a delightful pirate makeover.

This collection is sure to inspire the poetic pirate in everyone.

Nancy I. Sanders

Lee Bennett Hopkins

In this collection of original poems, Lee Bennett Hopkins brings together fourteen selections that celebrate some of the amazingly diverse places in our nation. These include Denali National Park, the Oneida Nation Museum, San Francisco’s Chinatown, the Grand Canyon, Harlem, the Liberty Bell, Fenway Park, and more.

A celebration of mermaids, wildernesses of waves, and the creatures of the deep through poems by Langston Hughes and cut-paper collage illustrations by multiple Coretta Scott King Award–winner Ashley Bryan.

Ashley Bryan

A new puppy arrives, and nothing will be the same. Told entirely in haiku and with plenty of “catitude,” the story of how Won Ton faces down the enemy is a fresh and funny twist on a familiar rivalry.

Shirley Hughes

In this collection of poems, Katie and her little brother, Olly, are ready for whatever each day offers—sunshine, wind, rain, mist, or snow.

From the happy sights and sounds of the beach to the quiet beauty of leaves in a rain puddle, this exuberant volume captures to perfection the everyday wonder of being out and about.

Former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems.

J.Patrick Lewis

Each day features a different influential figure in African-American history, from Crispus Attucks, the first man shot in the Boston Massacre, sparking the Revolutionary War, to Madame C. J. Walker, who became the wealthiest black woman in the country, as well as one of the wealthiest black Americans, to Barack Obama, the country's first African-American president.

During a visit to her grandma’s house, a young girl discovers a box of poems in the attic, poems written by her mother when she was growing up. Her mother’s family often moved around the United States and the world because her father was in the Air Force. Over the years, her mother used poetry to record her experiences in the many places the family lived.

Nikki Grimes

Fifteen poems celebrate the thrill of getting your first library card, the excitement of story hour, the fun of using the computer, the pride of reading to the dog, and the joy of discovering that the librarian understands you and knows exactly which books you’ll love.

Marilyn Nelson recreates the long lost community of Seneca Village. A multi-racial, multi-ethnic neighborhood in the center of Manhattan, it thrived in the middle years of the 19th century.

Families prayed in its churches, children learned in its school, babies were born, and loved ones were laid to rest. Then work crews arrived to build Central Park, and Seneca Village disappeared.

Central Park

Twenty poems humorously illuminate human anatomywith titles such as “Sonnet Number Four” (a Shakespearean parody explaining how our four-chambered heart works) and “Wherefore Art Thou, Alveoli” (lungs, of course).

Nonfiction notes give the facts behind each riddle while computer graphics enhance the science and fun. Back matter includes a medicalglossary, a funky but accurate anatomy chart, and poetry notes that explain how Shakespeare’s work inspires each riddle.

MargaritaEngle

Helen Frost and Rick Lieder

Sweep Up the Sun

Illustrated byOver 70Celebrated artists.

Collected byElizabeth Hammill

Dive into a watermelon lake and sing the praises of mac and cheese in this playful and poetic celebration of food.

Deborah Ruddell and Joan Rankin deliver a whimsical celebration of the tastiest treats of life in this palatable poetry collection.

Julie Paschkis's poems and art sing in both English and Spanish languages, bringing out the beauty and playfulness of the animal world.

All sorts of animals flutter and hum, dance and stretch, and slither and leap their way through this joyful collection of poems.

Award-winning anthologist Paul B. Janeczko presents his fiftieth book, offering young readers a quick tour of poets through the ages.A look at poems through history inspired by objects- earthly and celestial – reflecting the time in which each poet live.

AUDACITY is inspired by the real-life story of Clara Lemlich, a spirited young woman who emigrated from Russia to New York at the turn of the twentieth century and fought tenaciously for equal rights. Bucking the norms of both her traditional Jewish family and societal conventions, Clara refuses to accept substandard working conditions in the factories on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. For years, Clara devotes herself to the labor fight, speaking up for those who suffer in silence. In time, Clara convinces the women in the factories to strike, organize, and unionize, culminating in the famous Uprising of the 20,000.

Melanie Crowder

In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpre Author Award, was a YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.

Margarita Engle

In 1969 twelve-year-old Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed-race background and interest in "boyish" topics like astronomy make her feel like an outsider.

Marilyn Hilton

Dial/Penguin Group

Timothy, sentenced to house arrest for stealing, keeps a journal into which he documents his fears and frustrations.

K.A.Holt

In 1993 in New York City, high school senior Mira uncovers many secrets, including that her father has a male lover. A heartrending, bold novel in verse about family, identity, and forgiveness.

Philomel/PenguinGroup

G.P.Putnam/Penguin Group

As tensions rise between the English settlers and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island, twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible friendship with a native girl named Kimi"--Provided by publisher. Includes glossary and historical notes.

CarolineStarrRose

Kara never met her birth mother. Abandoned as an infant, she was taken in by an American woman living in China. Now eleven, Kara spends most of her time in their apartment, wondering why she and Mama cannot leave the city of Tianjin and go live with Daddy in Montana. Mama tells Kara to be content with what she has…but what if Kara secretly wants more?

A.L.Sonnichsen

Simon&

Schuster

The 2017 Winner of the NCTE Excellence in Children’s Poetry Award

Marilyn Nelson

Find this powerpoint and other poetry resources featured at the end at:

Slideshare

http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/

http://www.nowaterriver.com/what-is-poetry-friday/

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/top-10-resources-poetry

http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/help-child-write-poem-30317.html

https://turbofuture.com/internet/k12interactivepoetry

http://www.ncte.org/poetry

http://www.nowaterriver.com/category/ncte-poets-spotlight-series/

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/resources/children

Blogs & websites about children’s poetry:

http://www.poetry4kids.com/modules.php?cid=18&l_op=viewlink&name=Web_Links

Kidlitosphere: http://kidlitosphere.org/poetrymonth/

Poetry for Kids Joy: http://poetryforkidsjoy.blogspot.com/

https://nzpoetrybox.wordpress.com/

Links to many children’s poets: http://www.poetryguy.com/kids-aliens/cool-links-for-kids/

The Poem Farm: http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/

The Poetry Friday Anthology: http://poetryfridayanthology.blogspot.com/

Poetry Blogs and websites:http://julielarios.blogspot.com/http://www.janetwong.com/http://www.georgiaheard.com/poetry/http://www.jpatricklewis.com/http://jackprelutsky.com/http://marilynsinger.net/http://www.joycesidman.com/http://www.rebeccakaidotlich.com/welcome.htmlhttp://www.kristinegeorge.com/http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2013/07/new-poetry-collection-for-children-of-all-ages/http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/http://poetryforkidsjoy.blogspot.com/http://www.charleswaterspoetry.com/bloghttps://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/07/16/new-childrens-poetryhttp://kidlitosphere.org/poetrymonthhttps://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/poems-kidshttp://storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poemcategories.aspxhttp://100.best-poems.net/100-best-kids-and-children-poems.htmlhttp://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2016/04/childrens-poets.htmlhttp://poetryzone.co.uk/

Prepared byKaren HildebrandChair, NCTE Children’s Poetry Award2016-2019

hildebka@gmail.com

Note: Book annotations were from Follett Titlewave.