Poetry Book: Mirror, Mirror
Title: Mirror, Mirror: A book of Reverso Poems
Author/illustrator: Marilyn Singer and Josee Masse.
Publication Date: March 4, 2010
Number of Pages: 32
Artistic Medium: Painting: Watercolor, oil, shapes
Artistic Style: Cartoon, Fairytale
Age Range: 5- 12
Plot Summary: Have you ever heard of a reverse poem? Read the poems from top to bottom, then again from bottom to top. This book is a collection of your favorite childhood fairytales written with two perspectives using the same words. Each illustration seen in the book is a mirror effect that represents the double meaning in the poems.
Content Area:
9 ) By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the Grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. [RL.2.10]
21 ) Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. [RF.3.4]
- We will determine the two different perspectives of the fairytales
- I will encourage my students to write their own "reverso poem".
- I will read this book aloud during down time.
- This book will be placed in my classroom library for my students to read when they've finished their work.
This book seems interesting and fun, I've never heard of it! I like how you would get your students to make their own reverse poems, so fun! Great post!
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a very fun idea for the children to read and enjoy in class. I haven't heard of this before, and I would definitely want to use this in my classroom!
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