This can accompany a two or three week unit that allows students to keep track of seemingly mundane events in their lives for the purpose of a "poetry journal." It is differentiated for three levels, and students begin by brainstorming ways figurative language is used in poems already read as a class. They then take the examples that they find, depending on the level of student, and apply them to a topic of their choosing. An introduction lesson plan is available for purchase also.
-Mike Modleski
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nice use of reflection in poetry unit
February 2, 2012
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I began teaching in 2005 and have quickly learned that quality does not always go hand in hand with experience. I feel that I have developed a core set of very effective lessons and projects, and the quality that my students produce proves this.
