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\nPersona Poem\n

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\nYoung poets are asked to craft a poem in the voice of a first person narrator, a dramatic monologue of sorts, that reveals not only a dramatic situation but something of the narrator's character as well.\n
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\n\"Poetry\n\n
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\nPoetry Lesson Plans\n

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\nNeed some ideas for poetry lessons? Check out this packet loaded with suggestions for elementary, middle, and high school writers.\n
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\nTackling Climate Change\n

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\nGet your kids thinking about climate change with a series of activities that include creating a ditty box poem for the planet, a poem that identifies concepts or objects they would want to preserve.\n
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\n\"Alice\n\n
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\nAlice in Wonderland: Nonsense and Logic in Literature\n

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\nAlice's Adventures in Wonderland is known for its fantastical imagery and nonsense verse. This unit plan offers a basic exploration into nonsense verse through poetry and teacher read-alouds. It incorporates activities involving...\n
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\nLet's Talk Teeth\n

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\nComplete a number of activities in this group of lessons about dental health and teeth. Your elementary learners will like the projects like making teeth models, reading a book, writing poetry and diagramming teeth.\n
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\nEveryone Can Write Poetry\n

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\nEmbark on a journey of writing several different types of poetry. Fifth graders read several examples, and use the examples to model their own writing. Each poem is to be accompanied by a different art visual representation. In the end,...\n
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\n\"Poetry\n\n
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\nPoetry Assignment\n

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\nAs the culminating activity in a unit study of poetry, class members demonstrate what they have learned about poetry by creating a notebook containing original poems they have written, published poems they enjoy, and analyses of...\n
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\nLesson: Paul Chan: Alternumeric Fonts\n

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\nLearning to analyze language, symbols, and codes is part of becoming a deep and critical thinker. Young analysts consider their ability to see hidden messages as they analyze the work of Paul Chan. There are two fully developed...\n
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\nA Conceit Poem\n

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\nYoung writers needn't be self-involved to craft a conceit. Directions for how to craft this form of extended metaphor, models, and a worksheet are all included in the packet.\n
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\nSimile and Metaphor\n

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\nYoung poets use word cards to prompt a metaphor poem comparing to very dissimilar items.\n
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\nI Didn’t Know that was Poetry\n

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\nPoetry or prose? That is the question facing middle schoolers as they begin a month-long poetry unit by examining the characteristics that differentiate poetry and prose writing. Pupils learn about poetic devices and different types of...\n
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\nArabic Poetry: Guzzle a Ghazal!\n

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\nStudents research the evolution and cultural significance of the Arabic ghazal form of poetry. They, in groups, compose an original ghazal poem and read it aloud to the class.\n
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\nPoetry…Do I Dare?\n

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\nWhether you're considering a poetry unit or just want to incorporate more poetry in your curriculum, this unit plan is a must-have. Packed with poems, teaching points, powerful prompts, and poetry performance suggestions, the resource is...\n
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\nBlackout Poetry: Re-Envisioning Writing\n

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\nShed light on the beauty of language with a great poetry activity. After learning about Austin Kleon's blackout poetry model, pupils respond to some of his poetry and use it as a model to produce their own. Young writers also share their...\n
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\nHow do Poets Use Language?\n

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\nWhy do writers choose the language they do? Here's a resource that has the poet himself answer that very question. Joseph Coelho explains why he chose the words and images he used in his poem, \"If All the World Were Paper.\"\n
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\nWomen in Poetry\n

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\nImagine linking poetry to technology! Thirty-three lessons comprise a 6-week \"Women in Poetry\" unit for high schoolers. Class members research women poets, learn how to respond electronically to discussions, write their poems, create web...\n
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\nUnit 7: Poetry\n

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\nOver the course of a 12-lesson language arts unit, young scholars analyze a variety of poems taking a close look at figurative language and tone. They learn to compare and contrast, improve comprehension, and identify settings. To...\n
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\nPoems that Tell a Story: Narrative and Persona in the Poetry of Robert Frost\n

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\nDig in deeper with Robert Frost's, \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.\" Learners will read and discuss poems by Robert Frost and learn the meaning of terms such as narrative and personal. They journal, collaborate, and present poetry...\n
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\nLesson: Impressions\n

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\nHere, Autumn Poplars is the painting upper graders will analyze. They look at techniques, time period, and the use of impressionism to convey a natural theme. They go outside to make observations of nature and use what they see to write...\n
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\nMandala Portfolio Project\n

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\nHere's a great idea for writing portfolios. Kids decorate all four sides of their portfolio, introducing themselves, their families, goals, dreams, and favorite things. Detailed directions for all four panels and a rubric are included in...\n
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\nGetting to the Core: Early American Poets\n

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\nHow do poets convey emotion and represent their views of life? Pupils learn more about Whitman and Dickinson through the unit and analyze their bold reinvention of craft and style for poets to come. Looking at classic pieces such as...\n
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\nImaginary Words\n

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\nOh, what fun! Young logophiles and neologists create a dictionary-sounding definition for imaginary words and try to fool their classmates.\n
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\nStudents discover scientific facts about the Moon and how\nsome American Indian Tribes used the moon to measure time.\n They accomplish this by listening to stories and poetry, writing\nstories, communicating with an astronaut,...\n
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