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Thursday, January 20th - Periods 3, 5 & 7

Poetry: Day 8

Do Now: Personification is when we give human feature to a non-human being or object. Think of 2 examples of personification.

Critical Thinking Question: How can personification be used to enhance the creativity of your poetry? How can personification provide different perspectives on an issue or experience that we would not otherwise think of?

Content: Personification Poems

Objective: By the end of the class period, students will be able to exhibit mastery of personification by constructing a personification poem for their Poetry Portfolio.

Class Activities: Read and discuss examples of personification, begin writing own personification poems.

Homework: Construct a simile or metaphor that you can use within your Personification Poem