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Poetry from Prose
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| Grades | 3 – 5 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 50-minute sessions |
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Yankton, South Dakota |
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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
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 K – 12 | Calendar Activity |  April 1
April is National Poetry Month!
Students are assigned to be "poets of the day" and are provided several models to create, illustrate, and present their different poems to the class.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades 6 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Getting the Knack: 20 Poetry Writing Exercises
Dunning and Stafford, both widely known poets and educators, offer this delightful manual of exercises for beginning poets.

