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7th Grade Poetry: Assess Lesson Plan7th Grade Poetry: Assess Lesson Plan
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Utah Education Network (UEN)
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7th
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English Language Arts
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7th Grade Poetry: Assess

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To assess what scholars have learned throughout a five-instructional activity poetry unit, seventh graders first craft a Shakespearean sonnet based on a poem they have studied. In part two of the assessment, scholars complete a four-texts performance task.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry, poetry analysis, sonnets, metaphors, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia

Instructional Ideas

  • Remind learners to bring their folders with all the work they have done for the unit
  • Use the unit during April's National Poetry Month

Classroom Considerations

  • The final lesson in a five-part poetry unit designed for seventh graders
  • Class members need access to computers with internet
  • Presumes pupils have experience with this type of performance assessment

Pros

  • A checklist of requirements for the sonnet is included
  • Provides an answer key for instructors for the performance tasks

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.7.10

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