MODULE 6—POETRY BREAK--POEM WRITTEN BY A CHILD INCLUDED IN A BOOK

MODULE 6—POETRY BREAK--POEM WRITTEN BY A CHILD INCLUDED IN A BOOK

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sidman, Joyce. 2007. THIS IS JUST TO SAY: POEMS OF APOLOGY AND FORGIVENESS. Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. Boston: Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0618616802


INTRODUCTION
Discuss with the students any times in their lives when they have needed forgiveness or asked to be forgiven.



To Kyle

I Got Carried Away

Kyle, I’m sorry
for hitting you so hard in dodge ball.
I just really get carried away
in situations like that.
Kids screaming and ducking,
Coach bellowing,
all those red rubber balls
thumping like heartbeats
against the walls and ceiling,
blinking back and forth
like stop lights
(that really mean
go,
Go,
GO!
See,
I even got
carried away
in this poem.

by Reuben




EXTENSIONS

Have the students write their own poems of apology and/or forgiveness.

Read other books by Sidman which include among others these titles:
2009. RED SINGS FROM TREETOPS: A YEAR IN COLORS.
Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. Boston: Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0547014945

2008. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DOG. Doug Mindell, Photographer.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0618283811

2006. BUTTERFLY EYES AND OTHER SECRETS OF THE MEADOW.
Illustrated by Beth Krommes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin ISBN 061856313X

2005. SONG OF THE WATER BOATMAN AND OTHER POND POEMS.
Illustrated by Beckie Prange. Boston: Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0618135472

2002. EUREKA! POEMS ABOUT INVENTORS.
Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group ISBN 0761316655