| Poetry writing can be both ftjn and unintimidating, especially when poetry provides so many choices that appeal to a large variety of learning styles. Not only are there many types of poetry, such as inspirational poems, humorous poems, friendship poems, science poems, and reading poems, but there are also many poetry patterns such as haiku, tanka, shape, and list. Thus, poetry writing appears to be an effective learning tool as it uses creative writing and reflective thinking about the literacy vocabulary and content information that pre-service teachers are learning while at the same time providing differentiated learning. |