Lesson Plan

Personification

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Spongebob Squarepants helps teach middle schoolers about personification! After discussing the human characteristics demonstrated by the cartoon character, scholars identify the personification in poems by Emily Dickinson and Langston Hughes and student poets. For homework, learners reflect on how the lesson improved their understanding of poetry.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Remind writers to keep all materials for the unit in their poetry notebooks
  • Ask class members to craft a letter poem and post their work in an Alphabet Poetry Book
Classroom Considerations
  • Fourth in a 12-lesson poetry unit designed for seventh graders
  • Lessons are designed to be taught in order
  • Projection equipment is required for the videos
Pros
  • After examining the poem "The Lonely Life of a Letter," the class demonstrates what they have learned to craft a "The Lonely  Life of A Teacher" poem
Cons
  • None