Poetry Module (Writing)

    In many ways having students write or read poetry can actually help them improve their imagination. From the Linaberger reading, we see how being able to read your poetry out loud and receive feedback will actually improve your confidence. This is great because when you are more confident about your writing then you will take more risks to create better material. Also, the Linaberger article, it mentions that students "had gained true inspiration from the reading of Blake's poems and the ensuing discussion." (Linabegrer, 2004) It is common for almost anyone to want to write a great poem after reading a poem that inspires them, as a teacher you can use this to your advantage. To address important issues in society, as a teacher, you can control the topics about which your students will write about. This can be beneficial to the students because oftentimes free-handed poetry can be harder. 

    In the Duthie article, they mention that students "should have read responded to poetry" before writing their own poetry (Duthie, 1992). Poetry also allows for a lot of creativity within the students writing which can help improve their imagination. For example, the article gives a sample lesson of "shape poem" which allows the students to shape their poems into anything that they want. Often times this is fun for the student and will encourage them to write a poem that they are proud of. The teachers throughout this article also let the students chose the poetry that they wanted to read; this way the students have an interest in the poems that they were reading. 

As a teacher, you are in control of how much freedom you give to the students when choosing the poetry. This is how you can help the students address the issues that are being faced in today's society; if you do it correctly then your students should be motivated and excited to write. This will help their imagination while addressing the issues through poetry.