After reading all of the persona poems I noticed a few interesting things. First is that the poems are intuitive and the author made me think of things in a different way. Each of the poems I read was unique and had a different approach to the object that they were written about. I think that is what makes it so wonderful. I also found that many had a repetition of a sentence or phrase to bring each stanza of the poem together. I like the way repetition tied the whole poem together.
In an “I” poem, authors place themselves in a different position. They have to think about what this object would experience, think about, and how it would react to certain things. I really had to think hard as I attempted to write my “I” poem. They are interesting to read, but I found personal poems a humongous challenge to write.
The Manuscript
The manuscript gave a step by step approach with specific examples of how to teach. What a great idea. I love reading things that help me teach. So many of the articles that I read tell what the teacher should not be doing but does not go on to tell what they should do instead. I feel that reading this article could improve a teacher’s ability to teach poetry and give them ideas of how they can start in their classroom. I found the scaffolding process and explicit directions and questions asked to be very helpful and gave me a great picture of exactly what was going on in the classroom. I would especially love to read the rest of the second grade story as I am a second grade teacher. Thanks for sharing. 
Thanks for your feedback Jennifer. I agree with you, writing these Persona Poems are not “easy.” You really have to think about the topic and manipulate and transform ideas : ) That is why the scaffold is so important. Think about how you charted your “facts” and then possibly how to break-down the factual information. Categories are really important; so I think that developing categories from the “factual information” is an important instructional scaffold, too. That is what the 2nd grade teacher did. I will share more this evening : ) I cannot wait to see what your I Poem is all about.