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use my apply my
background knowledge of
knowledge of mentor texts to
poetry to analyze explore my
a poem and interests and
examine mentor improve my
texts to writing.
strengthen my
writing Daily Plan:
-Do another
Daily Plan: mentor text talk
-Introduction to as a second
poetry/ Slam model and let
poetry students sign up
-Reading of Let for their talks
America Be - Quickwrite:
America Again What are your
by Langston favorite poets?
Hughes Poems? Songs?
-Introduction of -Share with
mentor texts and writing partners
mentor text talks to get some new
-Show them a ideas
slam poetry -Introduce poet
video as my studies
mentor text and -Show my
do a mentor text example/ other
talk to model the examples from
process previous
-Review mentor students
text talk -Check in:
assignment sheet Survey before
class ends to see
where kids are at
and make sure
they have
everything they
need for over
break
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Learning Learning Learning Learning Learning
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use my use my use my give a short talk compile poems
knowledge of background background on a poet I’ve by other poets
mentor texts to knowledge of knowledge of a researched and poems
start mining identity and poet’s life and written by
pieces for moves poetry to make identity to make Daily Plan: myself to build
I can use to write connections connections to -Mentor text an anthology
original pieces. between the two. their work. talks that represents
-Poet studies my identity
Daily Plan: Daily Plan: Daily Plan: roundtable
-Welcome -Mentor text -Mentor text -Reader’s Daily Plan:
students back, talks talks Theatre: Shel -Mentor text
check in and see -Reader’s -Poet studies due Silverstein (If talks
how their break theatre: Audre -Reader’s there’s time) -Introduce final
was. Give them Lorde Theatre: Tupac project: “Build
a few minutes to -Class Shakur your own poetry
socialize and discussion: How -Digital field anthology”
catch up does identity trip: 1990s -Answer
-Mentor text shape poetry? California questions and go
talks -California over
-See where kids music scene requirements
are at in their overview -Show my own
poet studies, -“The Rose That anthology as an
answer Grew From example
questions, see Concrete”,
what they need “Changes”, and
-Introduce a few “And 2Morrow”
more poets/ study.
poems
-Mine the pieces -Use what we
for mentor know about
moves we could Tupac’s life to
use in our own make
poems connections to
his poetry,
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explore different use a template to explore a new draw draw
types of poetry guide me in type of poetry connections connections
writing a poem and write my between poetry between poetry
Daily Plan: own and song lyrics. and song lyrics.
-Mentor text Daily Plan:
talks -Mentor text Daily Plan: Daily Plan: Daily Plan:
-Magnet poetry talks -Mentor text -Mentor text -Mentor text
-Blackout poetry -“Where I’m talks talks talks
From” by -Six word -Song studies -Song studies
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Lyon introduction connections
-Introduce -Peruse this between poetry
template and website and song lyrics
have students -Have students -Put it to the test:
make their own write their own Students pick
-Volunteers their favorite
share out (school
appropriate)
song and we
study it for its
poetic qualities.

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identify major use feedback workshop my participate in participate in
themes across from peers to anthology to get Writer’s Chair as Writer’s Chair as
our class poetry improve my it ready to a presenter and a presenter and
playlist and use anthology present listener listener
them for
inspiration if I Daily Plan: Daily Plan: Daily Plan: Daily Plan:
get stuck -Look at a few -Final Workshop -Go over Writer’s Chair:
more poetry Day expectations/ Student will
Daily Plan: pieces guidelines choose an
-Final mentor -Build your own -Writer’s Chair original piece
text talks anthology speed from their
-Go over the dating/ feedback personal
class poetry anthology to
playlist to give share out to the
them examples class.
and final
inspiration
-Tease out major
themes we see in
the playlist
-Take themes
and make an
anchor chart