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Banyan Newsletter APRIL 2010

ISSUE FIFTEEN

Banyan poets gather ideas for poetry on the grassy circle.

Reading and Writing Workshop Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! In reading and writing, Banyan students continued their study of poetry. We looked at some poetry features and techniques: white space, line breaks and repetition. White space helps readers respect the sound of silence in poetry. It tells us when to pause and breathe between words and phrases. We experimented with line breaks by cutting up a poem and moved it around until it

sounded just right to us. Re p e t i t i o n e m p h a s i ze s m e a n i n g, g l u e s a p o e m t o g e t h e r a n d g i ve s i t rhythm or a musical tone. Maya Angelou uses repetition in her poem Life Does Not Frighten Me. Some upper school poets read us their own versions. Now, Banyan poets are using these techniques in their own writing. The students are writing from the ideas in their tiny topics notebooks and from

observing our poetry museum items. We also went outside to gather ideas from nature.

First Grade Library May 3-7 8:30-9:50 LRC

Please drop in to read with your child! They created maps of their hearts and they are writing about the people and things that are close to their hearts.

First Grade Library: Banyan students are getting geared up for the library opening. We are discussing our commons, the library being one of them, and what makes them healthy or unhealthy. May 3-7. 8:30-9:50 Monday-Friday. First Floor of the LRC.


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