Poetry Lesson Plans
Rocking a Long Poem: An Eight-Session Residency
Literary Model: Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor
Lesson Plan:
rockingalongpoem_buck.pdf
Literary Model: Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor
Lesson Plan:
rockingalongpoem_buck.pdf
Odes to Ordinary Things
Literary Model: “The Patience of Ordinary Things” by Pat Schneider, “Hands” by Sarah Kaye
Lesson Plan: odetoordinarythings_sensibar.pdf
Literary Model: “The Patience of Ordinary Things” by Pat Schneider, “Hands” by Sarah Kaye
Lesson Plan:
odetoordinarythings_sensibar.pdf
A Multitude of Languages
Literary Model: “In the Midst of Songs” by Ofelia Zepeda, “Wind, Water, Stone” (“Viento, Agua, Piedra”) by Octavio Paz, “Never Alone” by Francisco X. Alarcón, and “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll. Optional: a waka by Princess Shikishi (d. 1201)
Lesson Plan: amultitudeoflanguages_ebrown.pdf
Literary Model: “In the Midst of Songs” by Ofelia Zepeda, “Wind, Water, Stone” (“Viento, Agua, Piedra”) by Octavio Paz, “Never Alone” by Francisco X. Alarcón, and “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll. Optional: a waka by Princess Shikishi (d. 1201)
Lesson Plan:
amultitudeoflanguages_ebrown.pdf
“Back When”: Writing About Our Past
Literary Model: “Testimonial” by Rita Dove
Lesson Plan: backwhen_skanning.pdf
Literary Model: “Testimonial” by Rita Dove
Lesson Plan:
backwhen_skanning.pdf
The Impudent Gaze: Claude Cahun’s Micro Poem
Literary Model: “I am in training, don’t kiss me” photograph by Claude Cahun
Lesson Plan: theimpudentgaze_daws.pdf
Literary Model: “I am in training, don’t kiss me” photograph by Claude Cahun
Lesson Plan:
theimpudentgaze_daws.pdf
Poetry Should Ride the Bus
Literary Model: “Poetry Should Ride the Bus” by Ruth Forman
Lesson Plan: poetryshouldridethebus_skanning.pdf
Literary Model: “Poetry Should Ride the Bus” by Ruth Forman
Lesson Plan:
poetryshouldridethebus_skanning.pdf
The Future Sings
Literary Model: "What Does the Future Sing to You in Dreams?” by Angel Dominguez
Lesson Plan: thefuturesings_skanning.pdf
Literary Model: "What Does the Future Sing to You in Dreams?” by Angel Dominguez
Lesson Plan:
thefuturesings_skanning.pdf
My Culture Is…: A Zine Exercise based on Tato Laviera’s “Spanglish”
Literary Model: “Spanglish” by Tato Laviera
Lesson Plan: mycultureis_sdaws.pdf
Literary Model: “Spanglish” by Tato Laviera
Lesson Plan:
mycultureis_sdaws.pdf
“Tell Me”: Harnessing Pre-teen Frustration
Literary Model: Ada Limon's "The Contract Says We'd Like the Conversation to Be Bilingual"
Lesson Plan: tellme_sdaws.pdf
Literary Model: Ada Limon's "The Contract Says We'd Like the Conversation to Be Bilingual"
Lesson Plan:
tellme_sdaws.pdf