Mentor Text Tip Tuesday: Poetry Stations

Tip

One of my favorite units that I did with my class last year was on poetry using Tamera Will Wissinger’s GONE FISHING as a mentor text. But I also incorporated many other mentor texts in this unit as well. I created poetry stations for different forms of poetry. I laminated texts for kids to write on, I had cards with directions, and I included multiple mentor text examples for each form. I also had some way for them to try out the poetic for fun. Kids tried out all of the forms, but then got to choose their favorites to revise and share.

To save space, I organized all of the materials needed for each station into zip top baggies that included the directions, the mentor texts, and whatever other materials they might need for writing their own.

Students really enjoyed the poetry station in a bag. I want to expand this next year to prose. Maybe different revision techniques in a bag? Different ways to experiment with word choice in a bag?

You name it, you could bag it.

I’d love to know your ideas for writing stations in a bag! Share them in the comments!

Materials Needed:

* Zip top baggies

* Copy of lesson plan to get list of mentor texts and poetic form ideas 

Link to a Lesson Plan:

 Poetry Stations using GONE FISHING by Tamera Will Wissinger

More Mentor Texts

* Follow my mentor text Pinterest board.

* Mentor Text Tip Page

* Mentor Text Lesson Plan Page