Poetry Lesson Plans
Wisdom Poetry
Literary Model: William Stafford, “The Way It Is,” William Blake, “Eternity,” C.P. Cavafy, “Ithaka,” William Ernest Henley, “Invictus” (linked in lesson)
Lesson Plan:
brown_wisdom_poetry_.pdf
Literary Model: William Stafford, “The Way It Is,” William Blake, “Eternity,” C.P. Cavafy, “Ithaka,” William Ernest Henley, “Invictus” (linked in lesson)
Lesson Plan:
brown_wisdom_poetry_.pdf
Poem as an Act of Attention
Literary Model: Kimberly Blaeser’s “The Way We Love Something Small”
Lesson Plan: hong_poem_as_an_act_of_attention.pdf
Literary Model: Kimberly Blaeser’s “The Way We Love Something Small”
Lesson Plan:
hong_poem_as_an_act_of_attention.pdf
Play with Your Food
Literary Model: "Chino" by Brandom Som
Lesson Plan: hong_playing_with_your_food.pdf
Literary Model: "Chino" by Brandom Som
Lesson Plan:
hong_playing_with_your_food.pdf
Crafting Lune Poems
Literary Model: Bridgette Meinhold's 100 Days of Lune Poems (linked in lesson)
Lesson Plan: sevi_crafting_lune_poems.pdf
Literary Model: Bridgette Meinhold's 100 Days of Lune Poems (linked in lesson)
Lesson Plan:
sevi_crafting_lune_poems.pdf
The Wind Behind Our Wishes
Literary Model: "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
Lesson Plan: sevi_the_wing_behind_our_wishes.pdf
Literary Model: "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
Lesson Plan:
sevi_the_wing_behind_our_wishes.pdf
Loose Light Lines: An Elementary Writing Warmup
Literary Model: None
Lesson Plan: sevi_loose_light_lines.pdf
Literary Model: None
Lesson Plan:
sevi_loose_light_lines.pdf
Wacky Similes: A Comparative List Poem About A Personal Obsession
Literary Model: Taylor Johnson's "The Smell of Toloache" video poem (linked in lesson) provides a model, as well as student poems from The International School of Tucson (linked in lesson)
Lesson Plan: johnson_wacky_similes.pdf
Literary Model: Taylor Johnson's "The Smell of Toloache" video poem (linked in lesson) provides a model, as well as student poems from The International School of Tucson (linked in lesson)
Lesson Plan:
johnson_wacky_similes.pdf
Emotional Equations
Literary Model: Based on Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s “Eclogue: A Field Guide and Cure”
Lesson Plan: johnson_emotional_equations.pdf
Literary Model: Based on Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s “Eclogue: A Field Guide and Cure”
Lesson Plan:
johnson_emotional_equations.pdf