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A reversal poem is a cool free-verse poem that has a negative message when read top-to-bottom and a positive message when read in reverse, bottom-to-top.
I first saw a poem like this in a commercial that ran a few years ago and I decided to try writing my own reversal poem called "Apathy" to share with my students as a motivational tool on the first day of school. It seemed incredibly complicated at first. But once I got the hang of it, I realized that there are a few grammatical tricks that make the poem work.
This activity is a great way to teach:
* Poetry Writing
* Creative Critical Thinking
* Grammar concepts (subjects, predicates, conjunctions, phrases, and clauses)
The download includes the following:
* An example reversal poem (and links to several others)
* An assignment overview handout
* A topic brainstorm handout
* A four-page writing guide
* And several other overheads / handouts to give students extra scaffolding when writing their own reveral poem
I hope your students have a blast with this. You'll be amazed by the engenious reversal poems they end up creating.
Enjoy, and don't forget to write a review!
Created by Arik Durfee
I first saw a poem like this in a commercial that ran a few years ago and I decided to try writing my own reversal poem called "Apathy" to share with my students as a motivational tool on the first day of school. It seemed incredibly complicated at first. But once I got the hang of it, I realized that there are a few grammatical tricks that make the poem work.
This activity is a great way to teach:
* Poetry Writing
* Creative Critical Thinking
* Grammar concepts (subjects, predicates, conjunctions, phrases, and clauses)
The download includes the following:
* An example reversal poem (and links to several others)
* An assignment overview handout
* A topic brainstorm handout
* A four-page writing guide
* And several other overheads / handouts to give students extra scaffolding when writing their own reveral poem
I hope your students have a blast with this. You'll be amazed by the engenious reversal poems they end up creating.
Enjoy, and don't forget to write a review!
Created by Arik Durfee
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February 9, 2013 
DoctorR
I plan to use this for extra credit--great resource
February 4, 2013
5kids1dog
A bit difficult for my 8th graders to follow, but an awesome creative resource!
January 16, 2013
hradford
Great product! Challenging and engaging. The middle section of the worksheet was very tricky for my 9th graders to comprehend, but we worked through it. They were hoping to see examples like there were on the first page. Thanks!
January 8, 2013
JMNelson05
I can't wait to use this with my kiddos! It'll be such a chance for them to really express themselves (and think outside the box...and learn grammar)!!!
January 7, 2013
leslie2773
Super idea... love it!
December 11, 2012
dsain
Very creative - higher level thinking
November 19, 2012
Pamela George
Amazing.....!!!!
November 6, 2012
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