Poetry Lesson Plans
Landscapes
Literary Model: "Detail of the Woods" by Richard Siken
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landscapes-saraiyakanning.pdf
Literary Model: "Detail of the Woods" by Richard Siken
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My Name Is...
Literary Model: "allegory of the black man at work in a synagogue" by Roger Bonair-Agard
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my_name_is.pdf
Literary Model: "allegory of the black man at work in a synagogue" by Roger Bonair-Agard
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Poetry in Performance: An Introduction
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poetry_in_performance-an_introduction.pdf
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Comparison Odes with Pablo Neruda
Literary Model: "Ode to My Socks," by Pablo Neruda
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comparison_odes_with_pablo_neruda.pdf
Literary Model: "Ode to My Socks," by Pablo Neruda
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Capturing Children's Thoughts
Literary Model: Langston Hughes, Dennis Lee, Juan Felipe Herrera, Shel Silverstein
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Hughes-Langston_GillianJerome_Verse_Lesson_3(2).pdf
Literary Model: Langston Hughes, Dennis Lee, Juan Felipe Herrera, Shel Silverstein
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Nonsense Knows
Literary Model: Jack Prelutsky, Pauline Clark, Theodore Roethke, Dennis Lee, Ogden Nash
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Prelutsky-Jack_GillianJerome_Verse_Lesson_28.pdf
Literary Model: Jack Prelutsky, Pauline Clark, Theodore Roethke, Dennis Lee, Ogden Nash
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Found News Poem
Literary Model: Poems from Sappho, Campbell McGrath, Guillaume Appolinaire, Eleni Sikelianos, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Mary Ruefle, John Gallaher
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found-news-poemoct6.pdf
Literary Model: Poems from Sappho, Campbell McGrath, Guillaume Appolinaire, Eleni Sikelianos, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Mary Ruefle, John Gallaher
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Create Your Own Hero
Literary Model: "Li Chi Slays the Serpent" from Favorite Folktales From Around the World, Edited by Jane Yolen
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create-your-own-hero.pdf
Literary Model: "Li Chi Slays the Serpent" from Favorite Folktales From Around the World, Edited by Jane Yolen
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