- What is poetry?
- What is the function of poetry?
- Who can write poetry?
- What's the difference between poetry and other forms of writing?
Goals:
- Students should be able to recognize poetry and feel confident in writing poems.
- Students should be able to peer edit other students work in a meaningful and constructive way
- Students should be able to interpret poetry
Activities:
What is poetry question- everyone writes one line then is turned into a poem, read round robin.
Have students write a poem
Homework read 4 different poems of differing genres
Peer editing
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Some of the comments from Shannon:
Questions 1,2, and 4 are all similar.
Umbrella question: What is Poetry
Smaller questions: Who can write poetry, what is the function of poetry.
Explore outside the box such as: music and poetry, poetry slams
Homework suggestions: visit certain websites, look at some of the indy teach books.
Each individual needs to be highlighted as leader for some amount of time.
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