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What Am I? Teaching Poetry through Riddles
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Two 30-minute and two 60-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
Washington, Washington DC |
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LESSON PLANS
Grades 4 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Talking Poetry with Blabberize
Students will be motivated to share their poetry through an online tool the features recording and animation.
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
The Stapleless Book can be used for taking notes while reading, making picture books, collecting facts, or creating vocabulary booklets . . . the possibilities are endless!
Grades 3 – 8 | Student Interactive | Writing Poetry
The Riddle Interactive outlines the characteristics of riddle poems and provides direct instruction on the prewriting and drafting process for writing original riddle poems.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 3 – 6 | Calendar Activity |  January 27
Today is the birthday of Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland.
After reading one of Carroll's chapters, students plan an unbirthday party and do activities and preparation for the event.

