Centered formating of model poem?

[Kendall]

We started CW-Poetry today and I noticed that each line of the poem “Birthdays” is centered. Is this the way they should try to copy it?

Thanks,
Kendall

[Lene Mahler Jaqua]

Kendall,

If my students are typing the poem on a computer (theirs or one they are copying) I require centering.

If my students are doing copybook, I don't require centering. I simply require that the start at the far left side of the line and copy ONE line onto one line.

I think it is very difficult for a student to center a copybook poem. His handwriting is usually not real steady and it is very hard for him to gauge how much line space each line with take.

Lene