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Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems by Barbara Rogasky is the foundation of this lesson on theme identification. Critical thinkers read three different poems from the book then attempt to find the message the author is sending her readers. They discuss new vocabulary and use it in several different contexts. This is a well put together lesson based on fundamental teaching constructs.

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literary themes, literary elements, poetry analysis, poetry

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poetry analysis, themes, english language arts
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5th
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English Language Arts
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Common Core

RL.5.2

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