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Karina León

Created on March 10, 2025

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Spine label poetry

Building bookshelf poems

Maud Hart Lovelace Voting is happening THIS is the last WEEK! Have you read THREE of these books? Vote for your favorite during book checkout time today

Pre-assestment

In Partners match words with their definition

conection

You have been studying poetry, analyzing figurative language and sound devices

Today you get to use library resources to create and share a poem you may decide to add to your collection!

Book Spine Poem

kind of poetry that you don’t really write from scratch – instead, you “find” it by arranging book titles to make a poem.

The Poem for today…

Spine label poetry! All you need is a few books and an open mind! Be a creative risk-taker!

goals

intentionally play with language to create a poem

check out books for personal reading

discover a new poetry form

How to create Spine Label Poetry

Spine Label Poetry is a type of found poetry: you have to go looking for it!

Start with one engaging title

Find other titles to combine with the first book

Organize the books into a stack that shows your poem!

EXAMPLES

Ms. Andrews

My poem

PROCESS

Work on your own or partners, browse shelves (and the cart, as more books get added)

Use Destiny, the library catalog, to find specific words)

Find a book with a title you like or that grabs

Play! Find 4-6 additional books. You will have 15 minutes to gather books.

The message can be serious, silly, sad, or sweet---whatever you like! Take a picture! Upload your picture to the assignment in Schoology!

Please place your books on the cart when you have finished using them

REFLECTION

What challenges did you face during today's activity?

What was easy about today's activity?

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