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Word processing valentines: This lesson combines the need to practice keyboarding skills, completion of rhymes, a popular children's book, and the motivational aspects of the Valentine holiday.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); By Kay Harrison.

Seeing two poems: This lesson will teach students how to actively read a poem and identify poetic devices.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); By Karyn A. Gloden.

Bio-Poem introductions: Bio-Poems can be used at the beginning of school as an opening activity for the first week of school. They can also be used anytime throughout the year when introductions are necessary (e.g. change of semester class, new students, etc.). In this lesson students will use the writing process as well as computer word processing skills. This activity ensures success and builds self-esteem.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Linda Taylor.

A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest, and the Road Unknown: Poem by Walt Whitman.; Format: poetry

Understanding audience: This activity is designed to help students identify their audience and determine appropriate language use based on the audience.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Bonnie Mcmurray and Julie Joslin.

Poetry: This compendium of poetry resources from our collections includes many great websites, articles, and lesson plans.; Format: bibliography/help

Escapes: This lesson will help students become more understanding of cultural differences. Students will analyze the theme of escape in two poems. They will recognize and record literary elements found in the poems and connect the poems to life in a meaningful way.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Mary Lou Faircloth.

Spring cinquain poems: Students will review parts of speech by learning what a cinquain poem is and then writing and typing a Spring cinquain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); By Jennifer Williams.

Poetry from prose: A different kind of "book report": Students use a word-processing program to write a poem that summarizes important themes or events central to the plot of a novel. Once the poem is proofread, students type the poem according to specific directions. They then print their work and illustrate over or around the writing for an illustrated "book report." Students incorporate details from the novel in their writing and in their illustrations of their poems. In this way, students focus on the themes or events in the novel that appeal to them most -- the ones they feel are most important to the novel's meaning.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); By Sally Watts.

Introducing simple machines: A machine walk: This is an integrated lesson exploring simple machines. The poetry response part of this lesson serves to spark the students' interest as well as allow the teacher to identify students' prior knowledge of machine concepts and vocabulary. The machine walk gives a baseline assessment of students' understanding. The majority of students originally focus on complex machines; this will be evident by the types of machines they identify on their list.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Terri Fannin.

A renaissance of jazz and poetry: The Harlem Renaissance was the birth of a creative plethora in all fields of art for African Americans. The poetry and jazz composed during or inspired by this era naturally complemented each other. Furthermore, many of the themes from the musical and literary worlds are universal and provide a great lesson on how two different works can have a parallel theme.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Music Education); By Janet Fore.

Creating found poetry from picture books: Students select and read a picture book and afterwards create “found poetry” based on the picture book.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Barbara Groome and Jo Peterson Gibbs.

Pattern writing using nouns and adjectives: In this lesson plan, students will think and write creatively using nouns and adjectives. They will experience all phases of the writing process.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); By Susan S. Craver.

Diamante poetry using environments: Day two: This lesson will introduce and reinforce learners' understanding of habitat components within an environment. This lesson was designed to be used after the lesson "Animal environments: Day one."; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Science); By Cheri Cole.

Story tellers and poets: Students will examine the style, purpose, and organization of folktales and poetry in order to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of both genres. With this knowledge, students will use the word choice and repetition of traditional folktales to transform them into modern poetry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Heather Bower and Michele Hicks.

What is poetry?: This lesson introduces students to the poetic process. They will be able to connect poetry to life in a meaningful way become more careful readers of poetry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Mary Lou Faircloth.

Listen to a poem: Use the poems "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Sea Fever" to teach the poetic devices of rhythm, meter and scansion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)

Dialect Awareness in Literature and Life: Dovey Coe, a young adolescent novel by Frances O'Roark Dowell of Boone, North Carolina, takes place in the 1930s in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The use of mountain dialect continues to remind the reader of the importance of setting in this novel. The study of a selection from this novel will help students realize the impact of dialect in literature as well as their own speaking and writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Barbara Groome and Jo Peterson Gibbs.

Earth Day poems using KidPix: Students will learn about Earth Day and their responsibility to the earth by creating Earth Day poems using KidPix.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Michele Tipton.

Maya Angelou: Study and response to "Still I Rise": Students read biographical information on Maya Angelou and her poem, "Still I Rise." Students identify support and elaboration in poem, then respond by either writing a letter to the author or his/her own poem in response.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Barbara Groome and Jo Peterson Gibbs.

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