what is poetry, really?

Module summary:

• Expand your definition of poetry! This week will be a conglomeration of mini-lessons and poetry practice, culminating in a portfolio of your original work. 
• Poetry we'll explore:
  • Found
  • Slam
  • Randomized
  • Abcedery
  • Structured (sonnets, limericks, haiku)
• DOK: polished and primed poetry portfolio!

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essential questions

• What is poetry?
• How can we express thoughts, observations, and ideas creatively but with intention?​

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goals

• Students will understand that poetry is a form of writing where the form and language is used intentionally to enhance ideas.
• Students will understand that poetry can take many forms - sometimes with rules, sometimes without - to express ideas with focus and purpose.

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c-tachs

Writing

• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
• Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach
  

Language

• Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning 
  

activities

Monday:

• Do warm-up: practice literary terms
• Go over syllabus and expectations
• Mini-lesson: Found poetry
  • Group practice: lines from the R&W Handbook
• Write a one found poem from one of these sources:
  • First lines from 8-10 books
  • Lines from a topic in the news (3-5 articles)

Tuesday

• Western State Poetry Slam field trip!

Wednesday:

• Wrap up Poetry Slam work
• Mini-lesson: randomized poetry
  • Group practice: Pledge of Allegiance
• Write at least one randomized poem - select 1-2 paragraphs from a famous text:
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Pledge of Allegiance
  • "I have a Dream" speech
  • Gettsyburg Address
  • ... or suggest your own (but get it approved first)

Thursday:

• Focus: Abcedery poetry
  • More details to come :) 

Friday:

• Experiment with more structured poetry
  • Sonnets, odes, limericks, haiku, etc.
• Pull together DOK
  • Polish a poem for each day you are in the module and compile them in a collection with an intentional title ["poetry portfolio" doesn't count...]

resources

Poetry Module Syllabus
File Size:	45 kb
File Type:	pdf

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Found Poetry
File Size:	53 kb
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Lit Terms as Lenses
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More docs to come throughout the week...

"What Teachers Make"
Taylor Mali

​"Prescriptions"
​Christopher Loos

​"What Guys Look for in Girls"
by Savannah Brown

"High School"
Floyd VB

​"Depression" and "Teach Me"
by Rachel

"Somewhere in America"
Belissa, Rhiannon, and Zariya

"Real Men"
Harry Baker

"Beyond"
OM Poetry Slam