Module One: Poetry, Poets & Becoming Writers

Module 1: Overview

This module uses literature and informational text to introduce students to what inspires people to write. It is intentionally designed to encourage students to embrace a love a literacy and writing.

Guiding Questions and Big Ideas:

What makes a poem a poem?

​What inspires writers to write poetry?

​Student Texts:

• Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
• A River of Words: The Story of Williams Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant

Poets We Are Reading About:

• Robert Frost
• Walter Dean Myers
• Valerie Worth
• William Carlos Williams