Contributor NYC Department of Education

Update
03-01-2010
Content Type
Lesson Plan
Grade Level
Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade
Object Type
PDF
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As students progress through this unit, they will read, think about, question, discuss, write about, write and perform their own and others’ poems. They will think critically and thoughtfully about words, language and poetic structure and literary devices. They will also ponder what makes a poem a poem. The unit can be easily adapted to address your students’ various interests and skill levels. Each lesson can also be differentiated based on student needs