Writing great poetry and prose takes many of the same skills it takes to write songs. In this lively, interactive performance full of singing, clapping, and dancing, Alastair Moock uses his own award-...
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Writing great poetry and prose takes many of the same skills it takes to write songs. In this lively, interactive performance full of singing, clapping, and dancing, Alastair Moock uses his own award-winning songs, plus songs by Woody Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt, and others to teach key language arts concepts: subject, setting, mood, point of view, rhyme, alliteration, and rhythm in both music and speech. As the grand finale, kids put what they've learned to work, by helping to write new verses for one of Alastair's original songs.
With younger grades, Moock focuses on the concepts of theme and mood, rhythm patterns, and the ways in which one can play with language to make it "pop." With older grades, he expands on these ideas, introducing more advanced concepts including rhyme schemes and verse form.
