Writing an Ode to Fruits & Veggies with Meredith Heller
From Kennedy Center: Teaching Artists Present · 2020
8 min2nd3rd4th5thReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Poet Meredith Heller shows how to write an ode — a poem that celebrates something — starting with fruits and vegetables. Part of the Kennedy Center's Teaching Artists Present series — watch, then give students a few minutes to write and share.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A few words can hold a big idea.
- Which words did you choose, and why?
- How does your piece make a reader feel?
- What would you add if you had more room?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: poem, story, sense words, image, revise.
Try it: Write your own version, read it aloud, then change one word to make it stronger.