A Brief Preview of the Lesson Plan
The lesson manual thoroughly guides teacher from beginning to end, from using the "I'm Imagination" poster and video to the illustrated sample book and final student books. Use of included black line masters add additional learning activity procedure should teacher require.
The process of creating an "I'm a" Poem, with use of kit materials, breaks down as follows:
Lesson
Teach (plus oral warmup)
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Extensions
Additional lessons include learning 13 poetry forms, particularly
for higher grades.
Couplet, Triplet, Quatrain,
Haiku, Senru, Cinquain, Triante, Quinzaine, Tanka, A-B-C Poem,
Concrete, Poetry, Concentric, Circles, Diamante
Learning Objectives:
Academic: Identify
word definitions and word choice; how words/language communicates
action, thoughts or emotions; relationship role of illustration
in communications. Personal: Project completion; skill and self
recognition.
Learning Methods:
Slotting exercises;
charting exercises; and student book creation.
Learning Motivation:
Through examples
and poet (via video) encouragement, students relate immediately
to the "style" of "I'm a" Poems and recognize
their own abilities to do same. Student creative expression contributes
to their joining the lesson and completing final student booklets.
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