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Lesson Plan
Discovering Traditional Sonnet Forms
Grades | 9 – 12 |
Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
Estimated Time | Three 50-minute sessions |
Lesson Author |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing Poetry
Word Mover allows children and teens to create "found poetry" by choosing from word banks and existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text.
MOBILE APPS
Grades 3 – 12 | Mobile App | Writing Poetry
Word Mover allows children and teens to create "found poetry" by choosing from word banks and existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  January 25
Poet Robert Burns was born in 1759.
Students read examples of traditional Scottish ballads and use this information to write and perform their own ballads.
Grades 9 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  March 26
Poet Robert Frost was born in 1874.
Students celebrate Frost's birthday by exploring his innovation in the sonnet form by studying poems and presenting them to the class.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades 9 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Teaching Poetry in High School
Albert Somers offers teachers a vast compendium of resources for teaching poetry in a highly accessible format.