Monsters I've Met by Shel Silverstein
Published in A Light in the Attic book of poetry
Graphic Representation:
The image above represents the multiple "scary monsters" that children are often afraid of. Each of these monsters are depicted happily within the graphic representation. The moral that I perceived from this poem is not to be afraid, not everything is as it seems. The heart represents acceptance.
This unit was on poetry, the reading assigned was Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature: A Brief Guide chapter six. The chapter starts with discussing where poetry begins for students, with nursery rhymes and songs. I was happy to see that they discussed the "origin" that children first perceived poetry from. The chapter continues by going in depth on multiple different types and elements of poetry. Again, the evaluation section caught my attention because it provides educators with a criteria when selecting literature (poetry). The chapter provided some insightful information!
References
Kiefer, B., & Tyson, C. (n.d.). Charlotte Huck's children's literature: A brief guide(Second ed.).