7 - A Journey Through Poetry: Lesson 6 Booklet

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Grade Level7th Grade

SubjectPoetry

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create a 14 page booklet for this Lesson 1 – What is Poetry? Unit: A Journey Through Poetry: From Medieval Verse to Performance Poetry Duration: 2 Hours Focus Text: Introduction to Poetry – Billy Collins Historical Focus: Introduction to the history of poetry Textual Concept: Representation Core Concept: Poetry invites interpretation. NSW Stage 4 Outcomes EN4-RVL-01 Uses a range of personal, creative and critical strategies to read texts that are complex in their ideas and construction.

This unit focuses on the multifaceted nature of poetry and aims to deepen students' understanding and appreciation of poetic interpretation. It begins with foundational concepts, encouraging students to explore how word choice influences imagery and structure, ultimately shaping a poem’s meaning. Through various activities, students will engage in collaborative discussions, imagery analysis, and creative writing, all designed to foster confidence in expressing unique perspectives. The unit will guide students from understanding the basics of poetry to analyzing complex texts, culminating in the creation of personal poetry portfolios and presentations. They will also learn essential literary devices and vocabulary critical for analyzing poetry, permitting them to discover that poetry is not merely a puzzle to solve but an art form to experience and interpret in diverse ways.

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Break this poem down for ESL students of levels 1 &2. Include pictures and synonyms for difficult words. Through listening to audio interpretations of poetry and analyzing model texts, students will use modelled poetic techniques to write their own "Where I'm From" poems to describe their own communities. Descriptions of their communities will revolve around essential questions such as: How do communities shape our values? How do stories from specific genres give a deeper understanding of individuals and their relationship to their communities?

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