Poetry Lesson Plans
My Name Is...
Literary Model: "allegory of the black man at work in a synagogue" by Roger Bonair-Agard
Lesson Plan:
my_name_is.pdf
Literary Model: "allegory of the black man at work in a synagogue" by Roger Bonair-Agard
Lesson Plan:
my_name_is.pdf
Poetry in Performance: An Introduction
Literary Model:
Lesson Plan: poetry_in_performance-an_introduction.pdf
Literary Model:
Lesson Plan:
poetry_in_performance-an_introduction.pdf
Comparison Odes with Pablo Neruda
Literary Model: "Ode to My Socks," by Pablo Neruda
Lesson Plan: comparison_odes_with_pablo_neruda.pdf
Literary Model: "Ode to My Socks," by Pablo Neruda
Lesson Plan:
comparison_odes_with_pablo_neruda.pdf
Capturing Children's Thoughts
Literary Model: Langston Hughes, Dennis Lee, Juan Felipe Herrera, Shel Silverstein
Lesson Plan: Hughes-Langston_GillianJerome_Verse_Lesson_3(2).pdf
Literary Model: Langston Hughes, Dennis Lee, Juan Felipe Herrera, Shel Silverstein
Lesson Plan:
Hughes-Langston_GillianJerome_Verse_Lesson_3(2).pdf
Nonsense Knows
Literary Model: Jack Prelutsky, Pauline Clark, Theodore Roethke, Dennis Lee, Ogden Nash
Lesson Plan: Prelutsky-Jack_GillianJerome_Verse_Lesson_28.pdf
Literary Model: Jack Prelutsky, Pauline Clark, Theodore Roethke, Dennis Lee, Ogden Nash
Lesson Plan:
Prelutsky-Jack_GillianJerome_Verse_Lesson_28.pdf
Found News Poem
Literary Model: Poems from Sappho, Campbell McGrath, Guillaume Appolinaire, Eleni Sikelianos, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Mary Ruefle, John Gallaher
Lesson Plan: found-news-poemoct6.pdf
Literary Model: Poems from Sappho, Campbell McGrath, Guillaume Appolinaire, Eleni Sikelianos, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Mary Ruefle, John Gallaher
Lesson Plan:
found-news-poemoct6.pdf
Yoruba Legends: Southern Nigeria
Literary Model: Required Resources: “The Bat,” “The Water-Bird,” and “How Leopard Got his Spots” from Yoruba Legends, by M. I. Ogumefu, B.A.
Lesson Plan: yoruba-legends.pdf
Literary Model: Required Resources: “The Bat,” “The Water-Bird,” and “How Leopard Got his Spots” from Yoruba Legends, by M. I. Ogumefu, B.A.
Lesson Plan:
yoruba-legends.pdf
Bringing Household Items to Life
Literary Model: “The Revolt of the Utensils” (From Tacana, Bolivia) and “The Mouse King" (From Bolivia by Amalia de Ordónez), both from Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions edited by John Bierhorst.
Lesson Plan: bringing-household-items-to-life.pdf
Literary Model: “The Revolt of the Utensils” (From Tacana, Bolivia) and “The Mouse King" (From Bolivia by Amalia de Ordónez), both from Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions edited by John Bierhorst.
Lesson Plan:
bringing-household-items-to-life.pdf
Create Your Own Hero
Literary Model: "Li Chi Slays the Serpent" from Favorite Folktales From Around the World, Edited by Jane Yolen
Lesson Plan: create-your-own-hero.pdf
Literary Model: "Li Chi Slays the Serpent" from Favorite Folktales From Around the World, Edited by Jane Yolen
Lesson Plan:
create-your-own-hero.pdf
Ending a Famous Fairy Tale
Literary Model: "The Twelve Brothers" by the Brothers Grimm and "The Eleventh Brother" by Jean Valentine
Lesson Plan: ending-a-fairy-tale.pdf
Literary Model: "The Twelve Brothers" by the Brothers Grimm and "The Eleventh Brother" by Jean Valentine
Lesson Plan:
ending-a-fairy-tale.pdf