In honor of National Poetry Month in April, tune in for recommendations of a variety of poetry books for teens.
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.
Students read and respond to Billy Collins' poem "Introduction to Poetry." Students then write about a favorite poem and imagine the perfect way to read it.
To understand the historical background that influenced Maya Angelou's poems, students research events to produce trading cards using the ReadWriteThink Trading Card Student Interactive. Through the sharing of these trading cards, students understand the historical background as they analyze Angelou's poetry.
Students will be motivated to share their poetry through an online tool the features recording and animation.