{"id":267,"date":"2020-04-26T04:42:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T11:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/morley-library\/?p=267"},"modified":"2020-04-26T16:41:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T23:41:52","slug":"267","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/morley-library\/2020\/04\/26\/267\/","title":{"rendered":"A World of Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Morley friends! Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? As we enter this last week of April let&#8217;s enjoy some poetry together. If you are an EPIC book reader, you will find new collections of poetry in the BOOK LISTS tab above this post.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"s-image alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81NlotSdy1L._AC_UY218_.jpg\" alt=\"The Crossover (The Crossover Series)\" data-image-index=\"0\" data-image-load=\"\" data-image-latency=\"s-product-image\" data-image-source-density=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Below are four poetry videos.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For primary\/ELL students:<\/strong> The first two videos are of Canadian poets reading their poems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For intermediate students:<\/strong> the last two video clips are of American poet and children&#8217;s author Kwame Alexander.\u00a0 Hear him BEATBOXING verse from his amazing novel <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The Crossover.<\/span> Also, check out the interview where he talks about reading as a kid, writing poetry and much more.<\/p>\n<h3>Dennis Lee reciting Alligator Pie<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some questions for you to think about as you listen: <em>Can you make a connection to something in one of the poems? Can you clap the rhythm to Alligator Pie? Did you hear some rhyming words in Alligator Pie?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dennis Lee Recites &quot;Alligator Pie&quot;\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h3eypsqkcUY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Elizabeth Crocket reading Haiku poetry from her book<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elizabeth Crocket reads from her book: Happy Haiku\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o1kv71gjHBM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Intermediate Students<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/books\/titles\/383316407\/the-crossover#excerpt\">CLICK HERE for an excerpt from the Crossover<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kwame Alexander Beatboxing The Crossover || Singapore American School\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oyc74I8Str4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kwame Alexander - full interview\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCMa5z28gMk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Morley friends! 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