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Prairie Activity: Imagist Prairie Poems

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Students write an imagist prairie poem. They explore various websites, view images of prairies, read examples of poems, and write an original poem that creates a mental image in the mind of the listener through the use of descriptive language.

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4th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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