It's hard to beat the beauty of John Steinbeck's prose, so borrow a little of it to form your own found poetry. After kids finish Chapter One of The Pearl, they select the most evocative and vivid words to create found poems.

Concepts

the pearl, john steinbeck, found poems, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Let kids choose any passage from the novel, or from a particular section, to vary their responses
• Have learners work together to write their poems
• Demonstrate different formats for writing the found poems in case some learners need extra help

Classroom Considerations

• More advanced writers will eagerly complete the poems, but kids who don't like to write will need some additional structure and expectations for the assignment

Pros

• A fun and creative way for kids to connect to the text
• Versatile for any novel or piece of writing

Cons

• None