Great American Poets
Age 12-14: Concept 2 - Semester 2: Unit 5

In this unit, you will learn about the world of poetry. You will learn the basic structure of various poems and how figurative language contributes to a poem's meaning. You will also learn about the different ways to interpret and analyze a poem. While learning about poetry, you will discuss the works of famous poets Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Frost, and poets of the Harlem Renaissance. Your final project will be a poetry journal complete with poems of your own.
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Prerequisites
- Able to read and comprehend novels at an 8th or 9th grade reading level
- Able to write multiple paragraphs on a topic
- Can write a five-paragraph essay
- Usually used by children in the eighth grade
Table of Contents
- Lesson 1: Poetry Basics
- Lesson 2: Early American Poetry
- Lesson 3: Figurative Language
- Lesson 4: Poetic Forms
- Lesson 5: Edgar Allan Poe
- Lesson 6: Meaning in Poetry
- Lesson 7: Poetry Analysis
- Lesson 8: Robert Frost
- Lesson 9: Memorizing Poetry
- Lesson 10: Poems about Poetry
- Lesson 11: Editing Your Work
- Lesson 12: Reciting Poetry
- Final Project: Poetry Journal (3 Days)
Summary of Skills
Moving Beyond the Page is based on state and national standards. These standards are covered in this unit.
- Analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to infer the literal and figurative meanings of phrases. (Language Arts)
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 68 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (Language Arts)
- Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style. (Language Arts)
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. (Language Arts)
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Language Arts)
- Read and analyze poetry: includes the subgenres of narrative poems, lyrical poems, free verse poems, sonnets, odes, ballads, and epics. (Language Arts)
- Recite poems (of four to six stanzas), sections of speeches, or dramatic soliloquies, using voice modulation, tone, and gestures expressively to enhance the meaning. (Language Arts)
- Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission. (Language Arts)
- Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break. (Language Arts)
- Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently. (Language Arts)
- With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Language Arts)
- Write a poem using poetic techniques (e.g., rhyme scheme, meter); figurative language (e.g., personification, idioms, hyperbole); and graphic elements (e.g., word position). (Language Arts)