Apr. 26, 2006: Meet Robert Louis Stevenson
The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in the Rocky Mountain News. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).
Activities:
1. Select one of the poems
in today's Mini Page. Draw a picture to go with the poem. Then copy the
poem on the paper under your picture. Give the poem to a family member
or friend.
2. Look through the newspaper
to find rhyming words. Circle a word with a colored marker. Then find
a word that rhymes with that word and circle it in the same color. To
try something different, circle a word with a marker and write your own
rhyming word next to that word.
3. Go to the weather section
of your newspaper. Circle at least six weather words. Now use those words
in your own poem about weather.
4. Select your favorite comic
strip in the newspaper. Write a "cinquain" about the character
in the comic strip. On the first line, write the character¹s name.
On the second line, write two words that describe the character. On the
third line, write three verbs ending in "ing" that tell what
the character does. On the fourth line, write a four-word phrase about
the character. On the fifth line, write another word for the character.
5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about one of the poets whose books are featured in today¹s Mini Page. Use these questions to guide your research:
- When did the poet first become interested in writing poetry?
- What topics does the poet like to write about?
- Where does the poet get his/her ideas for poems?
- How does the poet write his/her poems?
- What awards or recognition has the poet received?
This week's standard:
- Students comprehend and respond to a variety of images and text. Students identify forms and elements of literature. (Language Arts: Reading)
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
