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Grade Level: 9   

Unit: Different Types of Poetry

Lesson Objectives (include 4 or 5):  Time Required to complete this lesson: 2-3 days  
 * Student will continue to explore free verse poetry  
 * Student will be able to understand and interpret free verse poetry
 * Student will speculate as to why the author wrote the poem that way
 * Student will participate in lively class discussion  

Title of lesson: More Free Verse Poetry

Description of lesson: This lesson continues to expose students to literary elements. It will bring in many different free verse poems, challenging the students to analyze and interpret them.

Assignment: Listen to the following free verse poem. How does it sound?

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Compare the above recording with the one below. How does this one sound?

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They are different recordings of the same poem. Be ready to discuss the difference between the two in class. How do the different recordings change the tone or mood of the poem? Does it matter how a poem sounds? Any thoughts or comments you have are important...hold on to them so we can share them in class =)

Resources/materials needed: Computer with internet access

Technology used: A podcast and an audio track of the poem "Western Wind"

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: This assignment uses technology to show the students that the way a poem sounds is just as important as what it says. The recordings will spark ideas and learning on this topic.


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