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Sample Poetry Lesson Plan

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Name of school: ___________ Teacher: ___________ Date: ___________ Class: English Language Arts Grade Level: 11/12 Unit 1: Poetry Objective   Students will be able to identify themes across various forms of literature, such as stories, dramas, and poems. Unit Essential Question How does a writer allow for multiple interpretations of a work?   Lesson Essential Question How do poetic elements impact tone? Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10 Materials Audio file of poem Handouts with printed version of poem(s) Overhead projector Source Material English Textbook Procedure/Assignment Students will listen to an audio recording of a poem, while following along with printed handouts of the poem. A close reading and analysis will then be done of the poem using an overh...
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Poetry in the K-12 Classroom

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So, you’re a K-12 English teacher. No matter what grade level you are currently teaching, chances are you’ve run into the issue of poetry. Ah, good old poetry. You have to teach it, but how? Common Core State Standards are woefully vague on how or what parts of poetry should be taught. Do you cover the basic vocabulary or delve deeper into varying interpretations, do you teach students to write poetry or just to read it, are classes taught in lecture formats or should they be discussion-based? Much of this is left up to individual teachers, such as yourself. Don’t let this scare you away from incorporating poetry regularly into your lesson plans. Teaching poetry to younger students exposes them early on to the powerful descriptive and emotional capacity of language. Poems can be less intimidating than long, compact chunks of text, but no less capable of being a handy learning tool. Older students might be more ready for some deeper analysis and finding multiple, coexisting meanings in ...
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