Poetry Writing Unit | Writers Workshop

This writing unit explores the world of poetry through the lens of the Earth. Teach about different kinds of poems as well as environmental information - perfect for Earth Day! Students will learn the rhythm and flow of poetry through word choice, beats, and alliteration.

When learning to write, we want our students to be engaged, motivated and successful. Each and every set will take you through the elements of a great writing program step by step.

This stand-alone unit is part of a complete bundle of detailed and comprehensive units with opportunities for choice and collaboration. It is designed to help learners to develop a growth mindset when they learn to write.

Each set contains alternate spelling and is perfect for Canadian learners.

This unit is JAM PACKED with ideas to teach writing every day of the month.

This set includes:

★ Setting up for success.

★ Strategies for developing ideas for poems.

★ Fun writing activities include collaboration as a whole class to develop anchor charts together.

★ Discussion and sharing activities to develop oral language skills.

★ A HUGE variety of activities and writing assignments such as poems (concrete, free, haiku),as well as review from earlier in the year on paragraph writing and how-to writing.

★ 4 Mentor texts titles with lesson plans and matching activities that are designed to interest even your most unmotivated students because the activities are not all writing-based but transfer over to writing.

You will need:

→ The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle by Alison Inches

→ Our Big Home by Linda Glaser

→ Human Footprint by Helen Kirk (National Geographic)

→ Compost Stew by Mary McKenna Siddals

★ Printables for most lessons. (Some are oral language and discussion-based.)

★ Writing Vocabulary for the pocket chart or writing wall for every book.

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