Conversation Poetry

     The 3rd graders created a rhyming conversation poem between two characters. They were to create dialogue between an animal and a person: brave knight and a fire breathing dragon, fairy princess and teeny mouse, safari guide and a proud lion, wicked witch and an itsy bitsy spider, creative cook and a flopping fish, silly clown and a peppy poodle, lucky fisherman and a sneaky shark, ringmaster and a dancing bear, zookeeper and a hairy gorilla, and a dairy farmer and a cow. Once the partners were established, the students created a rhyming poem in a conversation format. It took a lot of work to come up with the poem. The poetry organizer helped students stay on track with the characters of their conversation poem. Students were asked to reflect on what they think the character "person" might say to the character "animal". After writing the rhyming conversation poems, the students practiced reciting the poems using expression and voice changes to fit the character. The students were able to use props when reciting their rhyming conversation poems in front of the class. It was exciting to see how the students took on the role of the character they were portraying in the poem.