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Tuesday, January 17th - Periods 1, 6-7, 8-9, 10

What is Poetry: Day 7

Do Now: Is it possible to write a poem about our classroom from the perspective of a desk?

Homework: 1) Complete your personification poem. 2) Wiki Article Response OR Bring in a news article answering questions: Why is it important? How does it connect to you?

Critical Thinking Questions: What is personification? How does personification offer us another perspective into seeing the world differently?

Content: April Rain Song, The Wind, Trees, Student Poem, Personification in Music

Objective: We will understand personification and be able to begin our own personification poems based on our class theme.

Class Activities: Defining personification and writing examples, Reading and listening to examples of personification, Brainstorming based on personification theme, Writing our own poems.