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What's In A Name

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Second graders read Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. They then discuss where various names come from. They create a individualized biopoem and publish it on word processing software. Their poems are compiled into a class book and presented to the class.

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biopoems, biographical writing, biographies, poetry

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biopoem, cyrysanthemum, english language arts
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Grade
2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Project-Based Learning
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