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7th Grade Poetry: Ode Poem Lesson Plan7th Grade Poetry: Ode Poem Lesson Plan
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Utah Education Network (UEN)
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7th
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English Language Arts
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1 hr 30 mins
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7th Grade Poetry: Ode Poem

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  • 7th Grade Poetry Unit (.html)
  • "O Captain! My Captain!" Worksheet (.docx)
  • Ode Poem Worksheet (.docx)
  • "The Road Not Taken" Analysis Worksheet (.docx)
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Walt Whitman's "Captain, My Captain" and Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" provide seventh graders with examples of odes. After reading and discussing these and other examples, young poets craft an ode and respond to the ode of a partner. Learners publish one of their poems with a cover letter on a website.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry, poetry analysis, odes, literary devices, compare and contrast, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, walt whitman, abraham lincoln, the road not taken, robert frost, peer editing

Instructional Ideas

  • Conduct a mini-lesson on how to locate a website that publishes poems, how to publish their poem on that site, and how to craft a cover letter for their poem
  • Rather than printing the documents, provide the links on student devices
  • Post the odes with their illustrations around the classroom
  • Use the resource during April's National Poetry Month

Classroom Considerations

  • The fourth lesson in a five-part poetry unit designed for seventh graders
  • Class members need devices with internet
  • Requires copies of the worksheets and a projection device

Pros

  • A checklist of requirements for the ode is included

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.7.10

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