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- Poetry
- This compendium of poetry resources from our collections includes many great websites, articles, and lesson plans.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Native American poetry workshop
- This week-long set of lessons uses four different center activities to help students respond to poetry written by American Indians. This lesson plan was written with ESL (English as a second language) students in mind, so there are many opportunities to practice vocabulary, discuss and talk with others, and model expectations.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Liz Mahon.
- Visualizations: Black poet, Langston Hughes
- Third grade or fourth grade students will have an opportunity to read and appreciate selected poetry of the African-American poet, Langston Hughes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Floanna Long.
- The George Moses Horton Project: Celebrating a triumph of literacy
- The only American poet to publish books of poems while living in slavery, George Moses Horton is an inspiration for the power of literacy in our lives.
- By Marjorie Hudson.
- India's path to independence
- This interdisciplinary plan includes the study of the effects of imperialism and India's struggle for independence through history texts, literary works, and online resources. Activities include a seminar, research, and a news broadcast. Although this unit is designed for integrated English II and World Civilizations, lessons can be adapted to other class structures.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Marian Johnson.
- Observing connections: Art, poetry and the environment (Lesson 1)
- Students will explore the poem of Pat Lowery Collins, “I Am An Artist” and create their own poem from what they see and experience. They will then illustrate their poems with a visual design. This is the first lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Observing Connections —Art, Poetry, and the Environment (Lesson 1); Observing Connections—Changing Landscapes (Lesson 2); Observing Connections—North Carolina Pottery and Face Jugs (Lesson 3)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
- By Lisa Mitchell.
- Writing workshops with Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Word's reviewing functions enhance communication as students revise drafts of their writing projects.
- By David Ansbacher.
- Observing connections: Changing landscapes (Lesson 2)
- The students will learn about the changing environment through study and observation. They will reflect on these changes in the environment and create their own landscape and habitat. This is the second lesson in “Observing connections,” a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education)
- By Lisa Mitchell.
- Observing connections: North Carolina pottery and face jugs (Lesson 3)
- This is the third lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Lesson 1 Observing connections—art, poetry and the environment; Lesson 2 Observing connections—changing landscapes; Lesson 3 Observing connections—North Carolina pottery and face jugs.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
- By Lisa Mitchell.
Resources on the web
- Writing Poetry Like Pros
- This set of four lesson plans from EDSITEment utilizes poetry to serve as the inspiration for some terrific writing. Using poems available through EDSITEment resources, educators can make poetry an exciting teaching and learning tool in the classroom. ... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: EDSITEment
- Fooling With Words with Bill Moyer
- A companion site for the 1999 PBS series chronicling the 1998 Geraldine K. Dodge Poetry Festival. It provides poems from featured poets at the festival, links to online poetry related resources, lesson plans, teaching strategies, and more. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: PBS
