Every Thing On It
By Shel Silverstein
Published by Harper
Copyright 2011
Every Thing On It is a collection of Shel Silverstein's most recent poems.
Quirky, Different, Entertaining, Captivating, Diverse
Reading Level/Lexile
3-6th Grade/530L
3-6th Grade/530L
Suggested Delivery
Whole Class/Read aloud
Whole Class/Read aloud
Electronic Resources
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/html/home.html
This is the authors interactive website, it provides students with fun activities, information about his books, information about the author and useful information for parents and teachers. This is a useful website for students interested in Shel Silverstein's poem books and the poet as well.
http://www.squidoo.com/k12interactivepoetry
This website provides different resources for students who are struggling with creating poems of their own. It includes all types of information on all different types of poems.
Teaching Suggestions
1. Compare and Contrast different poems from the same author.
2. Compare the poems to other poems they have learned about.
3. Use the poems to emphasize description and adjectives to describe something.
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/html/home.html
This is the authors interactive website, it provides students with fun activities, information about his books, information about the author and useful information for parents and teachers. This is a useful website for students interested in Shel Silverstein's poem books and the poet as well.
http://www.squidoo.com/k12interactivepoetry
This website provides different resources for students who are struggling with creating poems of their own. It includes all types of information on all different types of poems.
Teaching Suggestions
1. Compare and Contrast different poems from the same author.
2. Compare the poems to other poems they have learned about.
3. Use the poems to emphasize description and adjectives to describe something.
Vocabulary
1. Poetry
2. Rhythm
3. Aliteration
4. Assonance
5. Figurative Langauge
6. Free Verse
1. Poetry
2. Rhythm
3. Aliteration
4. Assonance
5. Figurative Langauge
6. Free Verse
Before Reading
Before students read the poetry book they will write a journal entry about what they do and do not like about poetry and parts of poetry they are uncomfortable with. Then as a class they will have a discussion on some of the things the class doesn't like about poetry or the parts of poetry they don't feel comfortable with. They will then create goals to overcome these discomforts.
Before students read the poetry book they will write a journal entry about what they do and do not like about poetry and parts of poetry they are uncomfortable with. Then as a class they will have a discussion on some of the things the class doesn't like about poetry or the parts of poetry they don't feel comfortable with. They will then create goals to overcome these discomforts.
During Reading
As students read, they will come across words that they haven't seen before. Therefore they will keep a vocabulary journal. This will broaden their vocabulary and potentially help them expand their vocabulary for their own poems.
As students read, they will come across words that they haven't seen before. Therefore they will keep a vocabulary journal. This will broaden their vocabulary and potentially help them expand their vocabulary for their own poems.
After Reading/Writing Activity
After reading the poetry book, each student will pick one poem that they enjoyed and draw a visual of what the poem was describing. They can use clip art, pictures from the internet, their own drawings and magazines to create their visual. After creating the visual the students will have to create their own poem based on the visual and using the Shel Silverstein version as a resource. They will have to use different words and adjectives to describe their visual.
After reading the poetry book, each student will pick one poem that they enjoyed and draw a visual of what the poem was describing. They can use clip art, pictures from the internet, their own drawings and magazines to create their visual. After creating the visual the students will have to create their own poem based on the visual and using the Shel Silverstein version as a resource. They will have to use different words and adjectives to describe their visual.
Silverstein, S. (2011). Every thing on it: poems and drawings. New York: Harper.
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