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Found Poems

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Poetry. Not an easy topic for most people, especially if you want students to write one. And writing a poem in a second language may be even scarier. So, today I got a class of advanced students to "find" poems. I saw this idea on Pinterest which is a paradise for teachers looking for new ideas for the classroom.
All you need for this activity is paper. Well, not really, all you need is an old book. I had a book lying around the house that I didn't really care for. After discussing what they thought a poem was, I gave them each a page from the book and asked them to "find" their poem. These poems are called "Found Poems". 
After they had created their poems, I collected them, mixed them up and handed them out again at random. They were then supposed to read the poem they had gotten, think about what it meant, then, find the student/author who had written it and discuss if what they understood was what the person had actually meant.
The were excited about what they had written, took photos and asked to keep their work. Take a look.






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  1. UnknownMarch 7, 2016 at 2:12 AM

    I love the idea!! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Elide Pinheiro GoncalvesApril 5, 2016 at 4:02 AM

    Sorry the pictures didn't come out that great but you get the idea. :)

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