Poetry: Day 3
Do Now: What themes are part of the stories of the lives of Overbrook students?
(What major ideas or topics are a part of your lives?)
Critical Thinking Question: How do we find themes in poetry, music, and literature? Why are themes important? Where do themes come from?
Content: Wiki-Recovery, Wiki-Loud, Langston Hughes Dream Poetry, 5 Word Poem
Objective: To see how themes are embedded in all poetry and to decide on our own classroom theme for the unit.
Class Activities: Discuss themes of popular music and poetry, Preview Portfolio for Creative Writing Unit, Decide on Theme for class, Write our first poem on theme
Homework: How does the theme that we decided on connect to your life?
(1 paragraph.)
Do Now: What themes are part of the stories of the lives of Overbrook students?
(What major ideas or topics are a part of your lives?)
Critical Thinking Question: How do we find themes in poetry, music, and literature? Why are themes important? Where do themes come from?
Content: Wiki-Recovery, Wiki-Loud, Langston Hughes Dream Poetry, 5 Word Poem
Objective: To see how themes are embedded in all poetry and to decide on our own classroom theme for the unit.
Class Activities: Discuss themes of popular music and poetry, Preview Portfolio for Creative Writing Unit, Decide on Theme for class, Write our first poem on theme
Homework: How does the theme that we decided on connect to your life?
(1 paragraph.)
