What better way to get to know a character than through a biopoem? Learners choose a character from Chaim Potok's The Chosen and create a well-crafted poem about his or her desires, traits, and ambitions.

Concepts

the chosen, reading comprehension strategies, character traits, biopoems

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use during the first week of school as a way for learners to get to know each other
• Have kids write one poem for a character at the beginning of the novel, and then assess the way that character has changed throughout the plot and write a new poem reflecting the change

Pros

• Easy to follow and to assess
• Provides opportunity for creativity and enrichment

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.3 RL.8.3 RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.3