Poetry Lesson Plans
Underface
Literary Model: "Masks" and "Underface" by Shel Silverstein
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kanning_underface.pdf
Literary Model: "Masks" and "Underface" by Shel Silverstein
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Bilingual Encounters “In the Midst of Songs”: An Introductory Exploration of O’odham Words
Literary Model: Several poems by Ofelia Zepeda, including “Smoke in Our Hair,” “Proclamation,” “The Home of the Sacred” and, from UA Poetry Center’s Voca archive: "Ñeñe'i Ha-ṣa:gid / In the Midst of Songs"
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tjohnson_bilingualencounters.pdf
Literary Model: Several poems by Ofelia Zepeda, including “Smoke in Our Hair,” “Proclamation,” “The Home of the Sacred” and, from UA Poetry Center’s Voca archive: "Ñeñe'i Ha-ṣa:gid / In the Midst of Songs"
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Divine Objects: Fold a Haiku-Themed Fortune-Teller
Literary Model: Haikus from 6th Annual Haiku Hike
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tjohnson_divineobjects.pdf
Literary Model: Haikus from 6th Annual Haiku Hike
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Make your own "You" Tube and "I like to watch" books
Literary Model: None
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tjohnson_youtubebooks.pdf
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On the Dignity of Gestures
Literary Model: “On the Dignity of Gestures” by Kimberly Blaeser
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johnson_onthedignityofgestures.pdf
Literary Model: “On the Dignity of Gestures” by Kimberly Blaeser
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Memory Poem: Poetry as a Time Capsule
Literary Model: “The Cairo Apartments” by Safia Elhillo
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hong_memory_poem.pdf
Literary Model: “The Cairo Apartments” by Safia Elhillo
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Poetry and Our Dreams
Literary Model: "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
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leiner_poetry_and_our_dreams.pdf
Literary Model: "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
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In 100 Years
Literary Model: “Future Memories” by Mario Meléndez, translated by Eloisa Amezcua
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sierra_in_100_years.pdf
Literary Model: “Future Memories” by Mario Meléndez, translated by Eloisa Amezcua
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