Purpose
The intent of this unit is to incorporate a thematic poetry reading and writing workshop into my current Language Arts curriculum. Students will participate in weekly poetry reading and writing workshops with the end product being portfolios, published works, and an opportunity to perform before a group of peers. Each week students will read poetry with a general theme. We will attempt to interpret the authors' intent, hoping to identify the obvious meanings while exploring the tacit messages. They will then write poems with a similar message and use the writing process to fine tune what they have written. Ultimately, they will select their "best" poems, memorize them, and perform them during a school assembly in the month of February (Black History month).
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