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Students gain insight into human behavior from the study of literature. They read a poem and respond by creating a poem of their own. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them compose an original poem.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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