View Finder Haiku Today, in celebration of National Poetry Month, I challenged my AP (Advanced Placement) Literature and Composition students to the 'ku challenge, described in detail on my poetry blog here . For this activity, I briefly introduced the haiku genre using the material linked above, asking students to share what they already know about this poetic form, activating background knowledge and also effectively helping other students catch up on their poetry knowledge. Then, I had students choose a viewfinder from the front table. A viewfinder is useful in art because it helps to focus a student's perspective. I have collected a ton of paint samples with little squares cut out, and I finally found a use for these items. They worked perfectly as viewfinders! We were originally going to walk outside, but it started raining. So, like all teachers will have to do, I had to think quickly of a plan b, which evolved into plan c and d and, w...
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