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Ho Ho Poetry

In this lesson, students read about the sights and sounds of a Las Vegas Christmas. They then use words and phrases taken from articles in today?s New York Times to create holiday-themed ?found poems

Poetic Cause and Effect

Students explore cause and effect, making inferences, and drawing conclusions through poetry. Students write, critique, and evaluate their own writing.

I’m A Poet and Didn’t Know It!

What makes good poetry? Students explore poets such as Langston Hughes, Shel Silverstein and Robert Frost and examine what makes their poetry so great.