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- 7th - 8th
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Students research death records in order to contrast causes of death in the past with those of today and compare the ages of death of males and females in the 1800s. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze poems about death. They analyze the poems in small groups, listen to an audio clip, define key vocabulary terms, complete a worksheet and Venn diagram, and prepare a presentation of a poem comparison. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students read and analyze John Donne's 'Holy Sonnet 10,' and examine their personal beliefs about death. They identify the nouns and adjectives in the poem, watch various video clips, and write a paraphrase of the poem. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students watch and analyze a video dealing with the topic of death. They answer discussion questions, identify examples of how death is represented in popular media, write a poem, create a memory book, and write a letter to someone who has died. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to or read aloud selected poems. They discuss the form of the poems as well as compres/contrast poems with similar themes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the elements of poetry. As a class, they practice the correct way to read a poem and determine the author's audience. They identify similies and metaphors and determine the rhyme and meter. To end the lesson, they write their own poems. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine their own examineing of capital punishment as well as the recent reversal by some conservative politicians in their public stance on the death penalty. They debate the information gathered through research and discussion and re-articulate their positions on the death penalty. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students brainstorm possible conceptual topics such as: freedom, jealousy, love, friendship, hope, anger, sadess, etc. They then will write definition poems, which are free verse poems using metaphors to describe the topic. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students analyze poems by Tennyson and Noyes. They identify examples of alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, metaphor, and simile. Students create examples of alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, metaphor, and simile. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the life and works of Paul Laurance Dunbar. In groups, they read various poems of his and use a database to examine the covers of his books. They also discuss the criticism he faced during his life and how he dealt with them. Full Review »
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