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Poetry Foundation Learning Lab

Four Metaphor Poetry: Pre-Writing graphic organizer for students.

"Voice lesson plan by Gigi Goshko Academy of American Studies, New York "

After this unit, students will have: Explored poetry as another medium of written and spoken expression. Students will appreciate poetry as another medium for authors to express commentary on the pressing social issues of the times Learned the following literary techniques used by poets in their writing: metaphor simile symbolism point-of-view Interpreted meaning Identified and examined the significance of specific themes that manifest themselves in the writings of poets from around the world Drawn parallels between the themes addressed in selected poems and the themes addressed in the literature read in class through out the year

"Books for Units of Study in Writer's Workshop: Poetry"

Online "magnetic" poetry

"Poets.org has partnered with TextTelevision to offer TextFlows, an alternative approach to reading and experiencing poetry. By converting text dynamically into Flash animation, poems are revealed phrase by phrase through motion and light, and at a pace controlled by the reader. The simplified words and crisp motion fixes one's attention on the subtleties of language, increasing involvement, engagement, and understanding"

"Forgetfulness - Billy Collins Animated Poetry "

"Mentor Text Lessons: Published Poetry"

Poetry Unit 3

Poetry Unit: cool unit with a lot of great ideas for performance assessments and learning activities

Poetry Unit

POETRY UNIT

QuickMuse.com shows the creative-writing process as it unfolds.

DIVERSITY TOOLCHEST Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing: Multicultural Poetry for Children & Young Adults

How To Read a Poem Out Loud Listen to former Poet Laureate Billy Collins talk about reading a poem.

Poetry Unit

Poetry Unit