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Ode to the Ordinary
Ninth graders identify an ordinary object and write an ode for the subject. In this poetry writing activity, 9th graders select an ordinary object and define its uses. Students then write an ode for the poem.
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Rhyme Time
Second graders write poems based on locomotive skills, such as hop, skip, or run. They read their poems to the class and they act out the action word by performing it to a finish line.
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Clerihew
Students explore how to create a Cherihew poem. They know that a Cherihew is a poem. Students write their own Cherihew poem. They are given examples of of a Cherihew. Students are shown that the poem has four lines and is often written...
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Focus Story: The Mitten
Students explore language arts by analyzing a story with their classmates. In this poetry identification lesson, students read the book The Mittens and identify the characters, plot and settings in the story. Students recite poems about...
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Forest Fever
Studetns explore the conect of forests. In this forest investigation lesson plan, studetns identify several aspects and characteristics of forests with research. Students also write diamante poems and 3D pictures.
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So You Want to Be A Poet?
Fourth graders study different types of poetry and then write examples in this unit. They write, among others, free verse, Diamante, Clerihew, and color poems.
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Diamonte Writing
Students discover poetry while practicing their storytelling skills. In this language arts lesson, students read diamonte and acrostic poems written by other students on the Internet. Students create their own narrative...
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Where the Wild Things Shouldn't Be
Students compare and contrast wild and domestic animal needs. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the poem Where the Wild Things Shouldn't Be and create a list of wild and domestic animals. Students create a short play or song...
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Five
Learners read and write poems for two voices about the Civil Rights Movement.
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Diversity of Families
Students discuss the word "family" and examine the various types of families, focusing on those of students in the classroom. They create a "School Family Tree" that builds on the diversity of students in the classroom.
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Cloud Haiku
Learners listen as a haiku is read by the teacher, determining what season is being portrayed in the poem. Students work together as a class and create a model haiku, then complete a worksheet, completing their own poem. Learners will...
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Out of the Dust
Pupils create a poem that expresses the physical and emotional turmoil of living through the Dust Bowl. In this Out of the Dust lesson, students research facts about the time period and discuss the cause-effect patterns...
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Background Knowledge and Making Connections
Students investigate what they know about the Holocaust. In this historical perspectives lesson, students complete KWL charts about Hitler and the Holocaust and create found poems on the topic prior to reading Wiesel's "Night."
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Types of Literature
Explore a short piece of French literature with intermediate French scholars. Either assign readers to each character, or divide the class into groups to give the story some life. There's a student task sheet included as well, although...
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Modern American Poetry
Students identify different types of literary terms in poems. They read different poems and create a packet summarizing them. They write a poem of their own and a biography of one of their favorite poets.
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A Courtly Love Poem
Students engage in a writing assignment to produce a thirteenth century Italian Courtly Poem. They imitate the literary patterns of writing to produce a unique poem using a model for example. Students review the basic terminology for...
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POETRY AND ME
A visual arts lesson plan combined with language arts, where the students will create a visual poem using crayons. Students are asked to make a connection to an important aspect or event their lives.
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Read a Tonsil Poem
Students examine a poster to determine where the tonsils are located and listen as the teacher explains what the tonsils are used for. They read along as the teacher reads a poem about tonsils aloud. They discuss the poem to check for...
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Visual Poetry Lets Students 'See' The Words
Pupils read a favorite poem and create a Power Point slide show depicting a visual interpretation of the images in the poem.
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Partner Poetry
Students interview each other to get to know one another better. They discuss hobbies, achievements, sports, and music. Then they each write a poem about their partner.
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Painless Poetry
Young scholars choose two poems they like and share them with the class. Then they write their own poems using various forms.
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Christmas Poetry
Students explore writing using literary terms. In this Christmas poetry lesson, students write a poem about a Christmas tree or a snowman using at least one example of each: metaphor, simile, and personification.
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Mood In Art And Poetry
Seventh graders investigate the concept of mood and how it influences various types of art. They create an abstract painting and demonstrate how mood is present in the work. Also, 7th graders construct poems using word choices to set...
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The Art of Poetry: The Lunatic, The Lover, and the Poet
Students, in groups, reflect on their attitudes towards poets and poetry. They read excerpts from George Puttenham's The Arte of English Poesie, which was written during Shakespeare's day. They compare their attitudes toward poetry to...
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