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Where I'm From: Poetry Lesson PlanWhere I'm From: Poetry Lesson Plan
Publisher
K20 LEARN
Resource Details
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Grade
8th - 10th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Presentation
Year
2022
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Language
English, Spanish
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Where I'm From: Poetry

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  • Common Cartridge (.zip)
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  • "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon (.mp3)
  • Brainstorming Graphic Organizer - English (.pdf)
  • Brainstorming Graphic Organizer - English (.docx)
  • Brainstorming Graphic Organizer - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Brainstorming Graphic Organizer - Spanish (.docx)
  • Flipgrid Presentation Rubric - English (.pdf)
  • Flipgrid Presentation Rubric - English (.docx)
  • Flipgrid Presentation Rubric - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Flipgrid Presentation Rubric - Spanish (.docx)
  • "I Am From" Example - English (.pdf)
  • "I Am From" Example - English (.docx)
  • "I Am From" Example - Spanish (.pdf)
  • "I Am From" Example - Spanish (.docx)
  • "I Am From" Template - English (.pdf)
  • "I Am From" Template - English (.docx)
  • "I Am From" Template - Spanish (.pdf)
  • "I Am From" Template - Spanish (.docx)
  • "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon - English (.pdf)
  • "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon - English (.docx)
  • "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon - Spanish (.pdf)
  • "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon - Spanish (.docx)
  • Poem Rubric - English (.pdf)
  • Poem Rubric - English (.docx)
  • Poem Rubric - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Poem Rubric - Spanish (.docx)
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We carry memories of where we're from; tweens and teens can capture these memories by first listening to several memory poems and then crafting their own. They analyze literary devices other poets use, brainstorm a list of images they remember, and then craft their poems.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry, poetry analysis, similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, imagery, tone, symbolism, irony, identity, building community, the writing process, literary devices, figurative language, making inferences

Instructional Ideas

  • Before the lesson, load the link to Flipgrid on student devices
  • Provide writers with the rubric when assigning the poem

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires projection equipment with audio for the presentation and the spoken word poem
  • Learners need access to devices with internet
  • Copies of multiple worksheets are required

Pros

  • Materials are in Spanish and English
  • The lesson is offered in face-to-face, online, and hybrid formats
  • Includes a list of ideas to get writers started with their poems 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1

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