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AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:01 PM EST

Hello! Welcome to #poetrychat -- We are talking poetry and resolutions. Introduce yourself and tell us one of your New Year's resolutions.

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:03 PM EST

Hello! Is anyone with me for #poetrychat tonight? Starting now. Hope so!

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:03 PM EST

Hi #poetrychat! I'm Jackie from NH. I teach 9th & AP Lit. My New Years Resolution is finding balance and enjoying time w/ my family.

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:05 PM EST

#WonderChat and #poetrychat at the same time?! Will try to keep up with both!

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:05 PM EST

I'm Amy from Dallas. My resolution is to do more w/ less in every aspect of my life. I write at https://t.co/htCFFpOQ76 #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:05 PM EST

@JackieCatcher Hiya, Jackie. Glad to see you. I hope you are well rested from your FL vacation. I like your resolution! #poetrychat

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:06 PM EST

Hello from Kim and Jill in NB Canada. We resolve to continue celebrating reading and readers in 2016. #poetrychat

jugalde_ugalde Jan 4 @ 8:07 PM EST

@AmyRass New Year's resolution is to "do" less and "be" more. Focus more on who I am and less on my eternal check-off list. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:08 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk Happy New Year! Of course, I love your resolutions. Always about the reading and the readers!! #poetrychat

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:08 PM EST

Thinking about the differnce between goals and resolutions. Whatever you call it, mine is to write more poetry! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:08 PM EST

@jugalde_ugalde Seems I try to work on that every year. The do/be goal is a good one for me, too. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:10 PM EST

@flynn_catherine I try to write poetry, but mostly just with and for my students. #notbraveenough #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:10 PM EST

Q1. What are the benefits of helping our students set New Year's resolutions? Are there any? #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:11 PM EST

I love the idea of New Years resolutions but I believe consistent goal setting throughout a yr is more powerful. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:12 PM EST

@jugalde_ugalde That's been my goal for awhile, but I slip up a lot with keeping it going. Trying to do better at planning. #poetrychat

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:12 PM EST

A1 When we model this, it can show students the value in goal-setting and self-reflection. #poetrychat

jugalde_ugalde Jan 4 @ 8:12 PM EST

@AmyRass Reflecting is a tool to enhance learning. I see New Year's resolutions as a part of self-reflection. Thoughts? #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:12 PM EST

A1My new year begins on the first day of the new school year, but I still think it's fun to reevaluate w/ the rest of the world #poetrychat

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:13 PM EST

@joesapoet All sorts of things. Poetry & ideas about teaching on my blog, https://t.co/zPAxN6Mt5K. Lots of fiction in notebooks. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:13 PM EST

@JackieCatcher I agree. Reflections, evaluations, new goals -- ongoing. I like to take advantage of the bandwagon though. #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:13 PM EST

@AmyRass me too. We do multiple activities celebrating the new year. #poetrychat

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:14 PM EST

Agree! Will be setting reading goals w/ 5th graders this week, encouraging them to stretch themselves. #poetrychat https://t.co/C5v5uNhbpC

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:12 PM EST

A1 When we model this, it can show students the value in goal-setting and self-reflection. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:15 PM EST

@jugalde_ugalde Yes. Ongoing reflection, self-evaluation, where-do-we-go-from-here. Ss more apt to take ownership of growth. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:17 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk Importance of modeling how to set realistic, note-worthy goals, too. So many dreamers. (Me, too, at times.) #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:18 PM EST

@AmyRass @ShelfieTalk I agree. I pulled from your inspiration this year Amy & did one little word with my kids. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:18 PM EST

@flynn_catherine We set goals when school started. Now, it's time to self-assess and evaluate our progress. Some need new goals. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:19 PM EST

@JackieCatcher My students and I will do that again tomorrow, plus write why and how. Adding onto that thinking. #poetrychat

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:20 PM EST

@AmyRass We're doing the 40 Book Challenge. As you say, some need a reboot! #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:20 PM EST

@AmyRass Yes, we started it today! I created a bulletin board this afternoon to display their words. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:20 PM EST

Q2: How might we get ss thinking about resolutions & goals for their learning by using poetry? #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:20 PM EST

@flynn_catherine Go you with 40 books! Some of my 11th graders die going for 10. :) #poetrychat

ckiley4 Jan 4 @ 8:21 PM EST

sorry I'm late to the party! Colleen from VT. what's one little word? #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:21 PM EST

@JackieCatcher Good idea. Mine created electronically. I need to make a slide pres that loops. Just thought of that. Thanks! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:23 PM EST

@ckiley4 Lots out there, but here's one explanation for #oneword https://t.co/w9APRNaRA4 #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:23 PM EST

@ckiley4 Oh, and so nice to see you here. Welcome. #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:23 PM EST

@AmyRass @ckiley4 I pulled from this website...same ideas. https://t.co/yYP990HM6g #poetrychat

ckiley4 Jan 4 @ 8:23 PM EST

@AmyRass wonderful, thank you! #poetrychat

ckiley4 Jan 4 @ 8:24 PM EST

@JackieCatcher @AmyRass thanks! Excited to check this out #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:25 PM EST

A2 I saw this today. It's one I'll use tomorrow to write beside. https://t.co/NrRMSKYitV #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:25 PM EST

A2. This poem by Kipling will be nice to write beside. #poetrychat https://t.co/Ln2QPoL0XF

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:25 PM EST

A2: Maybe #oneword haikus. We already played with vocabulary haikus. I like to see ss play with language. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:25 PM EST

A2: Last year my ss chose & illustrated #oneword resolutions. This year I'd like them to also write a poem about why. #poetrychat

jugalde_ugalde Jan 4 @ 8:26 PM EST

#poetrychat Tough one. Emotion of poetry often reflects pain and joy. Examine narrator's stance and compare to own place in life.

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:26 PM EST

@AmyRass Love this! It's beautiful #poetrychat

ckiley4 Jan 4 @ 8:26 PM EST

A2: Last yr I set a goal to read a new poem a wk, as a way to get myself rdg more poetry. May start again & post titles for my S #poetrychat

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:26 PM EST

Love this idea! #poetrychat https://t.co/c56hwbeBya

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:25 PM EST

A2: Last year my ss chose & illustrated #oneword resolutions. This year I'd like them to also write a poem about why. #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:27 PM EST

@AmyRass Great idea! I'm still playing around with it before we jump into midterm exams in two weeks. #poetrychat

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:28 PM EST

December 31st by Richard Hoffman- love the image of the "undone actions" #poetrychat https://t.co/hFWxGgpwQU

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:31 PM EST

Q3. I want to use more images in '16. Powerful gateways to poetry. How might we use images to get ss to think more like poets? #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:31 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk Ooh, I LOVE that one! Adding to my list for tomorrow's play with language. #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:32 PM EST

A3 I think allowing students to create images is powerful-drawing based on poetry helps some of my more concrete thinkers. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:34 PM EST

@dsdr2011 @joesapoet Great poem and video. Will be excellent inspiration for my student poets. Thank you! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:35 PM EST

A3. Simple images work well for ss as they play with language. "Write a few lines that fit the picture." #poetrychat https://t.co/TrS5332tqU

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:35 PM EST

A3. And this list of 10 poems inspired by art. We will write beside these this spring. #beautiful #poetrychat https://t.co/IbZ3qW8sJ9

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:35 PM EST

A3. This site is a beautiful resource for art and poetry. Nice models for student poets. #poetrychat https://t.co/R98pIFfBwN

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:35 PM EST

Have you read On Looking by Alexandra Horowitz? A terrific example of the power in observing your world. Great for description. #poetrychat

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:35 PM EST

A3 1st, Share models of ekphrasis, like Musée Des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:36 PM EST

@JackieCatcher Right. Great reminder to pull out those colored pencils and do some sketching, too. It's been too long. #poetrychat

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:36 PM EST

A3 Then use artwork as a basis for shared writing of a poem, then let them choose images that speak to them. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:37 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk Just added it to my book basket. Thanks for the suggestion! #poetrychat

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:38 PM EST

A3 The picture book series Imagine a Day, Imagine a World, Imagine a Place have stunning images to inspire writers. #poetrychat

KellyTumy Jan 4 @ 8:39 PM EST

Long first day back! Sorry I'm late late! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:40 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk Oh, yes! Those gorgeous pictures! Thanks for that reminder. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:40 PM EST

Q4. What poems are good to use at the start of a New Year? #poetrychat

KellyTumy Jan 4 @ 8:41 PM EST

Happy, happy new year! #poetrychat @AmyRass

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:41 PM EST

@AmyRass It is not verse, but truly you will not observe the world in the same way again. All about the noticing. #poetrychat

jugalde_ugalde Jan 4 @ 8:41 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk How have you used that book? #poetrychat

JackieCatcher - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:42 PM EST

@AmyRass I'm sorry I have to go-I'm feeling a bit under the weather, but it was so nice to chat. Happy New Year everyone! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:43 PM EST

@jugalde_ugalde @ShelfieTalk Good questions. Will it help me help students to begin to notice things in texts as well as life? #poetrychat

KellyTumy Jan 4 @ 8:43 PM EST

A4: I think fun ones like "Marginalia" by Billy Collins are neat to remind kids how genres overlap! #poetrychat

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:43 PM EST

@jugalde_ugalde It is 11 detailed accounts of noticing. It can be a mentor text for writing what you observe in your world. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:44 PM EST

RT @KellyTumy: A4: I think fun ones like "Marginalia" by Billy Collins are neat to remind kids how genres overlap! #poetrychat <Yes!

flynn_catherine Jan 4 @ 8:44 PM EST

A4 Drawing a blank about a new year, but love Douglas Florian's Winter Eyes are great for the season. #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:45 PM EST

A4. Great list of New Year's poems here at https://t.co/OfSNccBlzC https://t.co/Gu8GHEYkse #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:45 PM EST

A4. Another great list of New Year's poems at The Poetry Foundation https://t.co/jSmZr4oBQH #poetrychat

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:45 PM EST

@AmyRass @jugalde_ugalde Yes, images in particular, but also sounds, objects and different perspectives. #poetrychat

KellyTumy Jan 4 @ 8:45 PM EST

A4: Think about classics from Shel Silverstein...again. Fun poetry. My dear friend, @sharonkamas, can recite one! #goscience! #poetrychat

jugalde_ugalde Jan 4 @ 8:46 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk Found them on Amazon. Great resource! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:48 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk @jugalde_ugalde Sounds like I really need to read this. My husband sees and notices everything. Me, not so much. :/ #poetrychat

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:48 PM EST

A4 How to Live by Charles Harper Webb. Great reflection on advice (given or received). #poetrychat

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:49 PM EST

@AmyRass @jugalde_ugalde Cannot wait to hear what you think! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:50 PM EST

Q5. Last question: What topics regarding poetry shall we discuss this year in #poetrychat and would any of you like to host? Please say yes!

KellyTumy Jan 4 @ 8:52 PM EST

A5: I'd like to see us talk some themes! Fun to see larger perspectives, and I'd love to host! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:55 PM EST

Here's the link to Three Teachers Talk blog where we keep the #poetrychat archives. Tons of great resources you've all shared in past chats.

ShelfieTalk - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:55 PM EST

A5 What about favourite poems for quick writes and notebook work? Of course we would! #poetrychat

AmyRass - Moderator Jan 4 @ 8:57 PM EST

@ShelfieTalk Oh, yes, we should talk about those poems. And thank you! I'll for sure be in touch. #poetrychat

jugalde_ugalde Jan 4 @ 8:59 PM EST

@AmyRass So much poetry. So little time. How about great resources for poetry? I like the idea of themes, too @KellyTumy #poetrychat