This is just to say by joyce sidman6/4/2023 This is a great example of a poetry picture book because it uses so many different types of poems. Each poem uses a different font and format making it very authentic and interesting. They range from comical to heartbreaking to familiar. The illustrations are contemporary and resemble what a middle school student might journal. Zagarenski said she wanted it to be authentic with what students might doodle on-notebook paper, newspaper, and reinforcement dots. Most students view poetry as drab, old-people stuff but these illustrations show otherwise. The illustrations made this book fun and accessible. The “classroom project” was inspired by William Carlos Williams’ poem This is Just to Say. The apologies are followed by a collection of responses to the original poems. “This is Just to Say” is a brilliant collection of apology poems written by a mock 6th grade class.
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