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Resources to Support Learning at Home
Below, you’ll find the lessons we are working on in class, along with online resources you can explore with your child at home. These tools can help continue conversations about poetry, support classwork, and give students opportunities to share their ideas with you.
Poetry Unit
Lesson 1: Analyze Free-Verse Poetry
Lesson 1: Analyze Free-Verse Poetry
In this lesson, your child will read A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long by Nikki Giovanni and think about how poets use word choice, figurative language, and structure to develop a central theme. Students will focus on how a poet can use personal memories to share larger ideas about learning, books, and opportunity.
Resource: Padlet
Resource: Padlet
How you can support your child:
You can visit our Padlet board with your child to see examples, read classmates’ ideas, and discuss responses to the poem. This is a great opportunity for your child to explain their thinking and share what they are noticing in the text. Padlet can also be viewed in Spanish, making it accessible for multilingual families.
Lesson 2: Structure, Repetition, and Tone
Lesson 2: Structure, Repetition, and Tone
In this lesson, your child will compare A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long and Still I Rise to explore how different poets use structure and repetition to create tone and develop theme.
Resource: Poetry Foundation
Resource: Poetry Foundation
How you can support your child:
At home, you can explore the Poetry Foundation website with your child by reading poems together or listening to poets read their work aloud. Hearing poetry spoken can help students better understand rhythm, emotion, and tone, and can spark meaningful conversations about what a poem means.
Lesson 3: Poetry Writing
Lesson 3: Poetry Writing
In this final lesson, your child will read For Alex Jeffrey Pretti by Amanda Gorman and work with classmates to create an original free-verse poem inspired by the techniques we studied throughout the unit.
Resource: Book Creator
Resource: Book Creator
How you can support your child:
Students will use Book Creator to publish their own digital poetry books. You’ll be able to read your child’s poem, view any images they include, and listen to them read their work aloud. This is a wonderful way to celebrate their creativity and continue conversations about writing at home.
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