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10-06-2015
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Lesson Plan
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Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
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The “A Story of Epic Proportions: What Makes a Poem an Epic?” lesson consists of two activities that should be taught together. This lesson will introduce students to the epic poem form and to its roots in oral tradition. Students will compare different forms of storytelling at the end of the lesson.