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The ABCs of Poetry
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
The ABCs of Poetry
Students examine a letter of the alphabet from all angles, creating image pools of original metaphors that they then turn into poems.
Onomatopoeia: A Figurative Language Minilesson
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Onomatopoeia: A Figurative Language Minilesson
Clang, clash, or tinkle? Students explore the use of onomatopoeia in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" before choosing their own sound words in response to specific sounds.
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
You're the Top! Pop Culture Then and Now
Students analyze the lyrics to Cole Porter's "You're the Top!" and then update them to include current "tops" in pop culture.
Grades
9 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Is a Sentence a Poem?
Students use their own poetry to analyze syntax, imagery, and meaning in a one-sentence poem by a canonical author to decide what makes it a poem.
Create a Great Future: STEM Career Research Using Close Reading
Grades
6 - 12
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Lesson Plan
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Minilesson
Create a Great Future: STEM Career Research Using Close Reading
What if students could see the relevance of their school curriculum to real-world, interesting, STEM-related careers? Let's help them create a great future!

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