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Outstanding Odes

During my second week working virtually with Dubois students, we learned about odes. An ode is a poem that gives praise and celebrates a person, place, or object. Together we read Marcus Jackson’s poem […]

Conversation With Poets @ Shoesmith 5th & 6th Grade

For their tenth virtual poetry lesson Shoesmith 5th and 6th graders became chatty with “conversation” poems. Due COVID-19 we can’t interact with others face to face without being six feet apart. We discussed how […]

Gone….but not forgotten

For their thirteenth virtual poetry lesson, Haugan 8th graders explored the meaning of grief and loss through elegies. An elegy is a poem that a that praises and expresses sorrow for someone who is […]

Dear Basketball

During my first week of my virtual residency with Dubois students, we explored epistolary poetry. Epistolary poems are poems that can be written as letters, notes, or diary entries. We discussed the different ways […]

Some Kinds Of Love @ Shoesmith 5th and 6th Grade

Shoesmith Elementary’ s 5th and 6th graders discussed the meaning of love for their ninth poetry lesson, just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend. Students were asked “what are different types of love?” Students […]

Inspirational Haikus

For their 12th virtual poetry lesson Haugan 8th graders explored the meaning of inspiration. Inspiration involves creativity, as well as motivation to achieve a dream or accomplish a goal. Students mentioned people in their […]

Another Planet @ Shoesmith 5th and 6th Grade

For their eighth virtual poetry residency Shoesmith Elementary’ s 5th and 6th grade explored the possibility of creating new planets. A planet is a sphere, an object in space that orbits around the sun. […]

Open Mic

For their eleventh virtual poetry lesson Haugan 8th graders revisited some of their old poems they wrote since the beginning of our residency. Our lesson objective was to revise and edit poems for open […]

The Things We Worry About @ Shoesmith 5th & 6th Grade

For their seventh virtual poetry residency Shoesmith Elementary’ s 5th and 6th grade explored ideas about worries. Usually worries involve being fearful or anxious about a situation that can possibly occur in the future. […]

Getting Dramatic With Ballads

In their tenth virtual poetry lesson 8th graders at Haugan Elementary explored dramatic storytelling. We discussed the “ingredients” that create drama, such as intense dialogue, interesting characters, conflict, and plot twists. Students read the […]

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