Poetry Lesson Plans
Shakespeare's Inventions
Literary Model: Shakespeare’s word inventions such as “eyeball,” “roadway,” and “moonbeam”
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shakepearesinventions_knelson.pdf
Literary Model: Shakespeare’s word inventions such as “eyeball,” “roadway,” and “moonbeam”
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7th-12th Grade Field Trip Writing Activity (2019-2021): “The Border: A Double Sonnet”
Literary Model: “The Border: A Double Sonnet” by Alberto Ríos
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theborderadoublesonnet_worksheet.pdf
Literary Model: “The Border: A Double Sonnet” by Alberto Ríos
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4th-6th Grade Field Trip Writing Activity (2019-2021): Desert Animal Metaphors
Literary Model: “Desert Bestiary, Sonnet One” by Alberto Ríos
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animalmetaphors_worksheet.pdf
Literary Model: “Desert Bestiary, Sonnet One” by Alberto Ríos
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Villanelle Writing Prompt
Literary Model: "A Boy & His Dog" by Blake Hoena
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villanellewritingprompt_cpotts.pdf
Literary Model: "A Boy & His Dog" by Blake Hoena
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Desert Creatures, Desert Sounds
Literary Model: None
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desertcreatures_raquelgutierrez.pdf
Literary Model: None
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Restrictions and the Unreliable Translator: A Multi-Modal Approach
Literary Model: Charles Bernstein’s Language Machines (adapted from Bernadette Mayer) “Translating the Untranslatable: Elfriede Jelinek in Translation” by Marginalized Margarine Queen
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restrictionsandunreliabletranslator_gdozal.pdf
Literary Model: Charles Bernstein’s Language Machines (adapted from Bernadette Mayer) “Translating the Untranslatable: Elfriede Jelinek in Translation” by Marginalized Margarine Queen
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REDACTED: Using Found Texts to Re-Make Meaning
Literary Model: Poems from FELON by Reginald Dwayne Betts
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redacted-lisaoneill.pdf
Literary Model: Poems from FELON by Reginald Dwayne Betts
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