1Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

Earth Day 2011

Created by Amy Lack

Recycled Poetry

2Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

Recycled Poetry

3Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

Before- Activate Prior KnowledgeTalk to your partner about what you know

about recycling.

Recycled Poetry

4Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

BeforeWhat is recycled poetry.It is a type of found poetry. Recycled poetry is poetry that is written

 from existing texts and refashioned, reordered, and presented as poems. 

Recycled Poetry

5Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

Example 1 (Photo from imaginationsoup.com)

Recycled Poetry

6Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

Example 2 (Photo from http://anexperimentinportraits.blogspot.com/ )

Recycled Poetry

Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

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Example 3Photo from

anexperimentinportraits.blogspot.com

Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

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Recycled PoetryExample 4Photo from

http://anexperimentinportraits.blogspot.com/

9Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

Example 5 (photo from curbside-treasure.blogspot.com)

Recycled Poetry

10Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

During1. Cut interesting words and phrases from old

magazines, papers, advertisement, etc. 2. Study the text and look for words that catch

your eye. 3. Select words and phrases and arrange them

on your own page. 4. Glue the words into place and you have a

recycled poem.

Recycled Poetry

11Objective: Students will write recycled poetry in celebration of Earth Day 2011.

AfterShare your recycled poem with the class and

display it in the hallway.

Recycled Poetry