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 *  Grade Level: **

Poetry
 *  Unit: **

** Student will understand: ** ** Student will be able to: **  3 class periods 
 *  Lesson Objectives: **
 * Inform students of the different types of poems
 * For students to understand poetic language and terms
 * For students to understand how poetry and writing reflects culture
 * For students to understand and explore their own culture
 * For students to explore creative writing in poetic form
 * For students to utilize learned vocabulary in their writing
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The different types of poetry that exist and the different effects each one has
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poetic language and terms
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">More about their own culture and what exactly one's culture consists of
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The relationship between culture and poetry
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Discuss poetry using correct language and terminology
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Decide which poetic form would be best for their own individual poems and why
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Reflect their own culture through poetry
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Write poems that are constructive and coherent
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Appreciate the personal reflection of poetry
 * Time Required to complete this lesson: **

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">"Poetry In Culture" <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">
 * Title of lesson: **

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 * Description of lesson: **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The goal of this lesson is two-fold. First, to introduce students to poetic forms and terminology, and also to allow students to represent and discuss their own culture through the creative writing form of poetry. In addition to discussing poetic forms and their different effects, and learning about the different parts of a poem, we will be discussing creative writing techniques such as personification, simile, and metaphor. In order for students to practice writing their own poetry, we will discuss how poetry so often reflects a poet's culture. We will discuss what elements comprise a person's culture, and allow students to ponder and express their own culture.
 * Assignment: **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poetry Term Hunt: Using the worksheet you received in class, come up with three examples for each of the terms.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Youtube
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Watch the videos and be prepared to discuss the poetic forms in class, and what these poems say about the poet's culture. I have chosen all of these videos because I felt they were strong pieces written and performed by young people, or culturally relevant writers, who were all describing within their poetry, different aspects of their culture. I want students to gain insight into how they can use poetry to talk about their own culture, and also to be inspired by talented poets who confidently perform their poetry with grace, ease, and confidence.
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">media type="custom" key="5791991"
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Inspired Photos: We find inspiration for poetry all around us. Some people are inspired by their culture, by music, or other art forms like photography. Using the Web 2.0 tool Image Spark, you will collect and create a collage of photos that inspire you. AFTER you create your collage, write a poem inspired by one, or all, of the photographs in your collage. You will be emailing me the link to your Image Spark collage and turning in your poem. You will need to create an account with Image Spark (its free!) to do this project. Here is a collage I created at Image Spark: [] and here is the poem I wrote inspired by my collage: [[file:More Than This.doc]]
 * Resources/materials needed: **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poetry Terms Worksheet
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Computer
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Internet Access
 * Technology used: **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Youtube
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Computer
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Internet
 * The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Using the Youtube videos in this lesson allows students to hear poetry read out loud (and poetry is meant to be heard out loud). They can see poets present poems with confidence and stage presence, helping them to understand how to appropriately present your poetry. It also allows the students to see young poets from different cultures present poetry they may not have otherwise been exposed to. I hope they are encouraged by the young poets they see in the videos who are close to their own age.