Grade 2 students topped their Poetry unit by presenting a Poetry Jam for their parents. Since mid-January, the students have been busy learning how to use poetic devices, such as repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration, line break and metaphor. With all their new-found tools, students set to work to write their own poems about "a special place" to develop their techniques.
With the help of LS Tech Coordinator Peter Cassidy and LS Tech Asst. Preeti Rana, each poet used HyperStudio to make an accompanying animation. Using Photo Booth, they created short films describing the writing process, which they incorporated into their animation. Students explained why they wrote what they did, what devices they used and how their poems were enhanced by using the various devices of the trade.
The tech pieces preceded the students reading their poems aloud to an eager audience of parents and peers.
Grade 2 Team Leader Maria Puntereri says, "We are very proud of all the students. They did a fantastic job! It was wonderful to couple technology and literacy in such a powerful way for the final performances."
