How to Teach Poetry: Lesson Plan 12 (Mentor Modeling)
Course: How to Teach Poetry
Lecture 12: Mentor Modeling (12 of 15)
TEACHER GOALS
Participate in writing prompts
Become a truthful and honest educator
Mentor and relate to students
STUDENT GOALS
Become comfortable sharing personal truths by listening to teachers' stories
Exercise teacher mentality
Practice taking charge of a lesson
TEACHER DO NOW
Ask students to communicate as a class to create a poetry prompt for the teacher(s) to respond to
STUDENT DO NOW
As a class, review PowerPoetry's 7 Ways to Teach Poetry Lessons with PowerPoetry to understand how to adopt a teaching role in the classroom
Discuss with classmates the best way to go about choosing a poetry writing prompt for the teacher(s) to participate in and brainstorm a specific prompt
Arrange classroom to create a warm, supportive, interactive space for students and teachers to communicate
MINI-LESSON/ACTIVITY
For this lesson, the roles of students/teacher(s) will be reversed and students will be able to practice having the top authoritative role in the classroom
For the first 20 minutes of class, students will collectively create a writing prompt for themselves and the teacher(s) to answer
The prompt should provoke deep thought and deal with a type of personal struggle and be able to be answered using resources (Tip/Action Guides, etc.) from PowerPoetry.org
For the next 12-15 minutes of class each individual in the classroom will write a poem in response to the prompt
The remainder of class will be devoted to reading work aloud
The teacher(s) will be chosen to read their work aloud ahead of the students to generate a sense of equality, truthfulness, and relatability between teacher(s) and students
