Poetry Lesson Plans
Animal, May I Borrow ...?
Literary Model: "Cobra, Can I?" by 5th graders at Manzo Elementary (see lesson plan .pdf)
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animalmayiborrow-charliebuck.pdf
Literary Model: "Cobra, Can I?" by 5th graders at Manzo Elementary (see lesson plan .pdf)
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I Am Not Poems
Literary Model: "My Name is Hiwot" by Hiwot Adilow and "My Honest Poem" by Rudy Francisco
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i_am_not_poems.pdf
Literary Model: "My Name is Hiwot" by Hiwot Adilow and "My Honest Poem" by Rudy Francisco
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Baby, You're a Firework: Making Meaning through Metaphor (and Simile) in Songwriting
Literary Model: "Firework" by Katy Perry
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baby_youre_a_firework_.pdf
Literary Model: "Firework" by Katy Perry
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Writing to Ourselves: Using the Epistolary Form for Reflection and Dreaming
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writing_to_our_past_and_future_selves.pdf
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Imagining a House
Literary Model: “If I Lived in That House” by Joseph McGeschick (in worksheet attachment)
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imaginingahouse.pdf,
houseworksheet.pdf
Literary Model: “If I Lived in That House” by Joseph McGeschick (in worksheet attachment)
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Similes and Standing Fish
Literary Model: "The Standing Fish" by You Ruoxin
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similes_with_standing_fish.pdf
Literary Model: "The Standing Fish" by You Ruoxin
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Imagery with Unicorns
Literary Model: "While Riding an Elephant, I Think of Unicorns" by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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imagery_with_unicorns.pdf
Literary Model: "While Riding an Elephant, I Think of Unicorns" by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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Things I Didn’t Know I Loved
Literary Model: Nazim Hikmet's poem, "Things I Didn’t Know I Loved" and/or Norman Dubie's poem, "A List"
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things_i_didnt_know_i_loved.pdf
Literary Model: Nazim Hikmet's poem, "Things I Didn’t Know I Loved" and/or Norman Dubie's poem, "A List"
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