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Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Bucket List Poetry Lesson PlanWriting Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Bucket List Poetry Lesson Plan
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Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Bucket List Poetry

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Using the song "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw from the soundtrack for The Bucket List as a model, students will take a look at their values and the things they would like to accomplish in their lives before they run out of time. They will use their writing skills to create their own unique "bucket list," taking this piece of work through the writing process. Students will shape their revised lists into free verse poems, which will be called "Bucket List Poems."

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