Kids create cool clauses selecting a single starting sound. Ah, alliteration.

Concepts

literary devices, figurative language, alliteration

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members craft their own alliterative poem using Brooks' as a model

Classroom Considerations

• Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "We Real Cool," while not included in the resource, is available online
• While designed for sophomores, the activity is appropriate for most grade levels

Pros

• The worksheet provides writers with five prompts for the alliterative sentences

Cons

• The activity does not explore the poetic effects of alliteration

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.7