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A creative and explicit writing lesson for grades 3-6 that teaches students how to write a noun poem. Students will deepen their understanding of nouns and use them alphabetically to create a noun poem of their own, after contributing to a class poem. Heavily scaffolded and easily differentiated, this lesson works well when introducing poetry, or when revising parts of speech, and most importantly, is fun!
7  Lessons
Grade: 2-6

Crafting Poetry

This unit of work will explicitly step students through several engaging poetry lessons that will support students in creating their own poetic masterpieces. This unit dives into understanding what poetry is and unpacking some of the literary devices used to create poetry magic. These lessons can be taught as standalone lessons, and will work with a range of mentor texts.

A creative and explicit writing lesson for grades 3-6 that teaches students how to write a noun poem. Students will deepen their understanding of nouns and use them alphabetically to create a noun poem of their own, after contributing to a class poem. Heavily scaffolded and easily differentiated, this lesson works well when introducing poetry, or when revising parts of speech, and most importantly, is fun!
7  Lessons
Grade: 2-6

Crafting Poetry

This unit of work will explicitly step students through several engaging poetry lessons that will support students in creating their own poetic masterpieces. This unit dives into understanding what poetry is and unpacking some of the literary devices used to create poetry magic. These lessons can be taught as standalone lessons, and will work with a range of mentor texts.

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Essential Question/s
  • How can I use my understanding of poetic structure to create my own pieces of writing?
General Capabilities
  • Literacy
  • Critical and Creative thinking
Lessons
7  Lessons
Lesson  1
A creative and explicit writing lesson for grades 3-6 that teaches students how to write a noun poem. Students will deepen their understanding of nouns and use them alphabetically to create a noun poem of their own, after contributing to a class poem. Heavily scaffolded and easily differentiated, this lesson works well when introducing poetry, or when revising parts of speech, and most importantly, is fun!
Lesson
Writing
Noun Poems
Grades: 3-1
Using nouns to create a rhyming poem.
Lesson  2
A clear, concise and engaging writing lesson for grades K-4 that teaches students how to use verbs effectively in a poem. Students will deepen their understanding of verbs as parts of speech and use them to write a repetition poem, going through each day of the week. Heavily scaffolded and easily differentiated, this lesson works well when introducing poetry, or when revising parts of speech, and most importantly, is fun!
Lesson
Writing
Verb Poems
Grades: 2-4
Using verbs effectively to write a poem.
Lesson  3
A fun, practical writing lesson for grades 3-6 that teaches students how to write an adjective poem. Students will deepen their understanding of adjectives as parts of speech and use them to vividly describe a noun of their choice. Fabulous as a standalone lesson or as part of a poetry unit, this lesson will enhance students’ vocabularies, and their creativity!
Lesson
Writing
Adjective Poems
Grades: 3-6
Using adjectives to write a descriptive poem.
Lesson  4
An engaging and explicit writing lesson for grades 3-6 that teaches students how to write an adverb poem. Students will deepen their understanding of adverbs as parts of speech and use them to describe a noun and verb, after contributing to a class poem. Heavily scaffolded and easily differentiated, this lesson works well when introducing poetry, or when revising parts of speech, and most importantly, is fun!
Lesson
Writing
Adverb Poems
Grades: 3-6
Using adverbs effectively to write a poem following the set structure.
Lesson  5
A creative and engaging writing lesson for grades 3-6 that teaches students how to write an antonym diamante poem. Students will develop their understanding of antonyms and describe them using various parts of speech. Heavily scaffolded and easily differentiated, this lesson works well as a standalone lesson or as part of a broader poetry unit, and most importantly, is fun!
Lesson
Writing
Antonym Diamante Poems
Grades: 3-6
Using antonyms to write a diamante poem.
Lesson  6
A creative and explicit writing lesson for grades 3-6 that teaches students how to write sensory poetry. Students will use their five senses to describe how an emotion sounds, smells, tastes, looks and feels. The final product is an effective and vivid description of an emotion. This lesson works well when introducing poetry, or when revisiting the five senses, and most importantly, is fun!
Lesson
Writing
Sensory Poetry
Grades: 3-6
Using the five senses to write a sensory poem.
Lesson  7
Students will love exploring characters’ perspectives and using them to write poetry in this fun and explicit lesson for grades 3-6. Students will reflect on a chosen character’s thoughts, feelings and actions to create rich, vivid poetry. With opportunities for collaboration and differentiation, this lesson works well when looking at characters in texts, or as part of a broader poetry unit.
Lesson
Reading | Writing
Character Poetry
Grades: 3-6
Writing poetry from a character’s perspective.
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