lesson+plan

Title of Lesson: || Date: Timeframe of Lesson: 1-2 weeks || Author(s): Julie Anderson || School District : Bloomer Campus: High School || Subject Area(s): English || Grade Level(s)/Course: English 10 || Teacher Standard(s) |||| Stated Objective(s) |||| Students will: · Read and analyze poems for their connection to human experience · Identify elements a poet uses to create an effect · Develop and support an opinion about a poem of choice · Articulate their connection to a poem · Practice and present a recitation of a poem of choice || Procedures for Lesson |||| 1.  During the course of a unit on poetry, students will have been exposed to a variety of poems read by individuals from a variety of backgrounds on the Favorite Poem Project website. They will also have been working on reading a variety of poems, in addition to writing some of their own. 2. As a culmination for the unit, each student will select a poem which is meaningful or significant to him/her in some way. 3. Students will publish a copy of their selected poem, together with a written explanation of the poem’s significance or appeal. 4. Student selections & explanations will be published in a class booklet (perhaps facilitated by uploading their final product to Google Docs). 5. Students will read their poems & discuss their significance in class || Assessment or Evaluation |||| Students will be evaluated for the final product on a rubric that assesses student preparation, delivery, discussion of poem’s relevance/appeal, use of work time. || Enrichment |||| Students could videotape their reading & explanation, like was done in the Favorite Poem Project videos. Videos could be uploaded to the school website. || Materials |||| || |||| ||
 * 1. Teachers know the subjects they are teaching. **
 * 3. Teachers understand that children learn differently. **
 * 4. Teachers know how to teach. **
 * 5. Teachers know how to manage a classroom. **
 * 6. Teachers communicate well. **
 * 7. Teachers are able to plan different kinds of lessons. ** ||
 * __ Technology Resources __**** : **// Favorite Poem Project website: http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html, laptop for each student //
 * __ Other Resources __**** : **// a variety of poetry anthologies //