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LES # 5: Poetry Booklet

Student Outline

The Big Question:

How does poetry help us express ourselves?

Learning Activities
1. Broad Area of Learning Questions
2. Literary terms and techniques
3. Read and analyze a variety of poems
4. Write a Found Poem to understand citing and poetic stanzas
5. Write a Memory Poem to understand how to use imagery in poetry
6. Select two poems by famous authors that students interpret for themselves
7. Write an Apology Poem to understand mood and tone
8. Write a poem inspired by a painting
9. Write a Sports (or other hobby) Poem to understand free verse and shape poetry
10. Reflection Questions

Complex Task

Create a Poetry Booklet ​ (see rubric on the back of this page)

1. Design a cover page for your Poetry Booklet

2. Table of Contents with poems and authors listed (see sample in class)
3. Page 2: Found Poem
4. Page 3: Memory Poem
5. Page 4: Interpretation of “An Evening Walk”
6. Page 5: Interpretation of a poem of your choice
7. Page 6: Apology Poem
8. Page 7: Poem inspired by a Painting
9. Page 8: Sports Poem or Free Choice Poem
10. Page 9: Reflection Questions

Updated April 27th, 2018.