Lesson Plan: Reading, Writing, and Performing Poetry

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 1 showing a forest with light shining through

This lesson plan contains poetry-related activities that aim to help students read and interpret English poetry, and write their own poems. The activities are introduced in each of the following parts: talking about poetry, understanding poetic devices, interpreting poems, using poetry for language acquisition, writing original poems, performing poetry, and organizing poetry slams.

Author:
Kitty Johnson

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Teachers Adult Learners Advanced Reading Speaking Writing Integrated Skills Poetry
Cover of English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 1 showing a forest with light shining through

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Cover of English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 1 showing a forest with light shining through

English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 1

This issue features an article on U.S. Poet Laureates and contains contemporary American poems and a lesson plan on reading, writing, and performing poetry. Other articles discuss reading strategies, teaching politically correct language, and using comic strips and radio...