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- 5th
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Students analyze many examples of African-American poetry and examine how different poems reflect the cultural experiences of African-Americans. The poems and spirituals chosen are very effective for public presentation. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine a wide variety of poetry, poetic language, and messages. They choose a poem to analyze and orally present to the class as their assessment on this unit. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students read and analyze various poems. They write original poetry demonstrating the acrostic, haiku, couplet, limerick, and cinquain forms. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students discover how figurative language is used in poetry. They read selected poems and identify the figurative language with handouts and worksheets included in the lesson. They write poems of their own using figurative language. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read and write poetry throughout the school year in a writers' workshop format. They write individually and in small groups and assess themselves as well as their peers. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students view the video "Slam Nation" and read several examples of poetry slam, then discuss these as a class. This serves as an introduction to unusual forms of poetry. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students express themselves through poetry. They discover the connection between their music and the music of poetry and hear their work and how the sound of a poem or an analytical paper improves their written work. They develop public speaking skills. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students focus on their self-esteem and strengths while reading poetry. In groups, they research the contributions and achievements of African-Americans and discuss how they overcame obstacles. They are read a poem, define new vocabulary and write a paper on what the author means when he says Frederick Douglass is not dead. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students complete a unit on poetry. They read and analyze the poetic elements of limericks, haikus, and quatrains, and compose original poems of each form of poetry. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students share their poetry interpretations with each other, write their own poetry and share it with their peers and teachers, and visit the local coffeehouse to present their poems. Students identify with and analyze various forms of poetry. STudents illustrate their poems. Full Review »
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