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This Poetic Devices lesson plan also includes:
- 2015 7GP Lesson Plan (.html)
- Full 2015 7GP Lesson Plan (.pdf)
- A Guide for Instructors: Teacher to Teacher (.pdf)
- About This Unit (.pdf)
- Figurative Language Rap
- Poetic Devices (This Girl is on Fire)
- Kieran and Emma's Poetic Devices Video
- Poetic Devices Julian Viva La Vida
- Edna St. Vincent Millay reads "Recuerdo"
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Introduce middle schoolers to poetic devices with a lesson that asks them to find examples of alliteration, anaphora, onomatopoeia, metaphors, similes, and personification in various poems. Young scholars craft examples of these poetic devices.
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Instructional Ideas
- Consider updating the playlist to include more current songs
- Assign class members to bring copies of songs to be used for the "Lyric of the Week" activity
- Set aside extra prep time to prepare and assemble the many materials required for the lesson
Classroom Considerations
- Seventh of 12 lessons in a poetry unit designed for seventh graders
- Requires projection equipment for the videos and copies of the poems
Pros
- A pacing guide offers suggestions for how long to spend on each part of the lesson
- Includes both published and poems crafted by other seventh graders
Cons
- None