Assignment:
How does poetry stimulate the imagination? In this first assignment you will examine its role in the development of appreciation in the natural world and in developing imagination in children.
Select one poem from among those read this week in each of the following sections:
Animals and Nature
Poems to Stimulate the Imagination
Verse, Riddles and Wordplay, or Nonsense
Write a 350 to 700 word paper wherein you explain the following:
Your choice of poems
How poems can instill an appreciation for animals and the natural world in children
The role of rhythms, moods, images, and patterns in your chosen poems
How the rhythms, moods, images, and patterns in your chosen poems add to or detract from the poem
How poems can stimulate imagination in children
The benefits of teaching poetry to children