(Recorded Course) Ridiculous Rhymes: Humor and Nonsense in Poetry with Kevin O'Brien

 

“Nonsense poetry” isn’t just a whole lot of fun -- it’s a wonderful way to learn poetic meter, form, and imagery and enjoy the sound and thinking skills that go into the creative process for highly-enjoyable poetry.

How to get the most out of Ridiculous Rhymes: Humor and Nonsense in Poetry with Kevin O’Brien:

  • Watch each Recorded class session.
  • Complete all quizzes and assignments. Parents can grade any essay questions, or they may purchase Instructor Access for Kevin O'Brien to grade the essay questions.
  • The reading for each week can be found in that week's module.
  • Repeat for each until course is completed.
  • Once the course is completed to the parent's satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records. Homeschool Connections does not provide record keeping.

Total classes: 6

Duration: 45 minutes per class

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th grade.

Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature, Poetry, or English

Instructor: Kevin O’Brien

Instructor Email: kevin@classeswithkevin.com

Students should contact Mr. O'Brien from his website, www.classeswithkevin.com

Course description: Many students find poetry difficult and unenjoyable - but in this course, students will have a blast! Mr. O’Brien will present the funniest and most entertaining poems that exist and he will read them aloud in class. Students will learn from these examples the essence of poetry - rhyme, meter, imagery, etc. We will even try our hand at writing some poems in class!

Course outline: We will read poems in class every week.

  1. Introduction to Poetry - and Humor!

  2. Funny poems from the Old Old Days.

  3. Funny poems from the Old Days

  4. Funny poems from the Almost New Days.

  5. Funny poems from Almost Today!

  6. Final Project: The Best Funny Poems by our Students!

Course materials: Kids Pick the Funniest Poems, Edited by Bruce Lansky. ISBN-10 : 067174769X / ISBN-13 : 978-0671747695 (https://amzn.to/36X205E). PDFs provided free by the Instructor.

Homework: There will be a Final Project, in which students will write their own funny poems. There will be little reading outside of class. Plan on about a half hour to an hour of homework each week outside of the live class.

Answer Key: An answer key is not provided with this course, but instructor access is available.