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Shannon Waite

Lesson Plan

Lesson Topic: Poetry Grade Level/Course: 9th


Lesson No.: 03/24/14 Time: 57 minutes

Essential Understanding/Big Idea

What are the components of poetry?

Materials

Daily Grammar sheets


Poetic Devices PowerPoint
Poetry terms notes sheet

Objectives

Students will be able to recognize the differences between poetry and prose

Assessment

Daily Grammar

Lesson Procedure

 Wait for students to complete daily grammar, then have one complete the focus on the board (5)
 Pass out guided notes for the poetic devices PowerPoint (5)
 Go through the slides, giving/teaching the students about poetic devices (30)
 Have students think about and write down what they consider their definition of poetry to be (2)
 Go over the real definition and then make a t-chart on the board of differences between prose and poetry
(10)
 Homework: bring in a typed or written copy of school-appropriate lyrics for the next day

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