Write creative, imaginative, and original responses to literature (e.g., poems, raps, stories). 0401.3.7

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1. Cartoon Fill-ins - Create your own cartoon by filling in the form
2. Haiku - Students will be able to create a classical Japanese form of Poetry called Haiku
3. Haiku Generator - use drop down boxes to make a haiku of three lines
4. Instant Haiku Generator - Chose words from ten drop down boxes to write your instant Haiku.
5. Letter Poem Creator: Student Interactive - Letter poems are a particularly apt medium for exploring a defining characteristic of poetry-line breaks. As students work to transform narrative-style letters (shown at left) into poetic format, they are encouraged to think carefully about where to end each line.
6. Read and view imaginative text - [designed for grade 2] practice
7. Shape Poem - A shape poem is a poem that describes an object and is written in the shape of the object. In this online tool, elementary students can select shapes from four different themes: Nature, School, Sports, and Celebrations. Within these themes, 19 different shapes are included.
8. Write the Story Exercise: Creative Writing Prompts -"write what you see" by looking at a picture scenario featuring non-specific characters doing - whatever it is that you see!

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