In my writing elective class, we are beginning a poetry workshop. I'm also trying to help the kids build a writing community and play together, so they'll feel comfortable sharing their work with one another. Take a few minutes here and there to play now can make a huge difference in our productivity later on in a class like this.
The students are in four teams, writing examples of poetry terms on small white boards. One team, which named themselves "Dumbledore's Army," has instantly bonded over Harry Potter, and every example they write down has something to do with Harry Potter. The current term: metaphor. (If your figurative language terms are rusty, it's a comparison without using "like" or "as.") The white board reads as follows:
Dumbledore is a pillar.
Umbridge is a toad.
Snape is a greasy frying pan.
Voldemort is a snake.
Nagini is actually a snake.
They could hardly get through the last one without busting up laughing. While I agreed that it was a very clever addition to their board, they did not earn a point for metaphor.
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