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UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF POETRY

 

LESSONS
POEMS
FINAL PROJECT
FOR THE TEACHER

 

OVERVIEW:

Understanding the Basics of Poetry is a unit that introduces students to a few basic poetry forms including the sonnet, the villanelle, free verse and the ode. It also gives students an understanding of poetry analysis through the use of poetic terms including rhyming techniques. Students are able to write about poetry using the theme and tone of the poem as a basis for analysis. By the end of the unit, students are required to present a web page using think.com that displays  understanding of a poem of their own choice.