Singer, Marilyn. Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems. Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Lexile Level: NP
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Learning
Activity
For
this learning activity, I would like to explore the idea of writing
our own “reverso” poem as a class. We would first discuss how
each poem, when reversed, uses the same words to describe a different
spin on the story. We would then brainstorm ideas for other fairy
tales that have two possible perspectives, as well as words we could
use to describe those perspectives, in order to find words that can
be reversed to form two poems. This would be a challenging but really
fun and silly exercise.
Learning
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.5Refer
to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about
a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how
each successive part builds on earlier sections.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9
Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)
Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)
Goal
Help
students understand how a reverse poem uses the same words but with a
different order and context to tell a slightly different story
Objective
To
compose, as a class, a reverse poem of our own based on another
classic fairy tale.
Outcome
Students
will gain a greater appreciation of the versatility of poetry as a
format for storytelling.
