Book Blurbs/Jackets

At the beginning of the lesson, the class discusses the central idea of a poem. After that, the teacher reads a poem, embedded in the plan, to the class. In groups of two or three, learners create their own poem in response to the...

Students share books that they have read with others. In this book blurbs activity, students examine book jackets in their classroom. Students create book blurbs for books they have read that entice a person to want to read the book.