Poetry Lesson Plans

"Border Boy" by Alberto Ríos
By: Teré Fowler-Chapman
Literary Model: "Border Boy" by Alberto Ríos
Lesson Plan: PDF icon borderboy_fowlerchapman.pdf
How This Machine Works
By: Rachel Mindell
Literary Model: “The Quiet Machine” and “Downhearted” by Ada Limón.
Lesson Plan: PDF icon how_this_machine_works_rachelmindell.pdf
Hulk Persona Poem
By: Chalese "Chay the Poet" Potts
Literary Model: "Hulk Smash!" by Greg Santos
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Persona is another word for “mask”
By: Sophie Daws
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Acrostic Rainbow
By: Chalese "Chay the Poet" Potts
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Acrostic: A Poem in Two Directions
By: Sophie Daws
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Birthday Odes
By: Chalese "Chay the Poet" Potts
Literary Model: None
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Ode or Haiku: Honoring Nature
By: Sophie Daws
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Ekphrastic Poems
By: Chalese "Chay the Poet" Potts
Literary Model: "Future Youth" by Lori Nelson
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Joy Harjo and Tupac Shakur’s Lesson on Life
By: Teré Fowler-Chapman
Literary Model: “Remember” by Joy Harjo and “Keep Ya Head” by Tupac Shakur
Lesson Plan: PDF icon harjoandshakur_fowler-chapman.pdf

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