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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine different decades in American history, finding connections between the historical events and the poetry written during these time periods. They write their own poetry based on current world events. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read and discuss lyrical poems. They compare different types of lyric poetry from different perspectives. They discuss the stylistic techniques used to illustrate the theme. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students learn the definition of perfect rhyme and slant rhyme. They explore the history of slant rhyme in Western Poetry and Hip-Hop Music and examine how and why poets and rappers use perfect and slant rhyme They write their own slant rhymes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students write poems using rhyme and meter. They discuss the mechanical concept of rhythm, based on the principle of oscillation, as seen in dance, sports, poetry and other literary forms, and in communication in general. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students write poems using rhyme and meter as they come to understand the mechanical concept of rhythm. They discover that rhythm is seen in dance and sports, poetry and other literary forms, and communication in general. They recognize stylistic elements such as voice, tone and style, and draft, revise, edit and proofread for a legible final copy. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students identify individuals in the arts and literature and their roles in portraying American culture in the nineteenth century. They use a variety of information resources to identify examples of traditional arts, fine arts, music and literature that reflect the ideals of American democracy in different historical periods. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students create their own landscapes based on the topography of their region after studying the artwork of Cincinnati-based artist William Sonntag and other "Hudson River School" artists. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to a variety of American poets and their works, such as Anne Bradstreet, William Bryant, Henry Longfellow, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, E.E. Cummings, etc. They are also introduced to non-canonical poems, such as those of Countee Cullen and Wallace Stevens. Pupils are also introduced to a variety of literary and poetic devices, figures of speech, etc. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students read and explore different types of poetry, ballads, and sonnets. They identify the symbolism and imagery in each poetry. After studying poetry, students create an anthology of their own which includes various poetic devices. Students illustrate each poem. Classwork is collected and organized into a booklet. Students share their poetry with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the subtle shift from romanticism to realism in American literature in the post-Civil War period. After an introduction to the period, they work in groups to research various authors, such as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Mark Twain. Included in their presentations are timelines and book covers for their author biographies. Full Review »
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