How to Teach Poetry: Lesson Plan 13 (Read and Feed)

Course: How to Teach Poetry

Lecture 13: Read and Feed (13 of 15)

 

TEACHER GOALS

  • Use the "Read and Feed" system of positive communication
  • Inspire social and emotional learning and support between students
  • Teach students to respond effectively and meaningfully to work of peers, with both understanding and empathy
  • Create a confidential classroom environment

STUDENT GOALS

  • Respond effectively and meaningfully to work of peers
  • Listen with care to the work of others
  • Respond to the work of others with understanding and empathy
  • Provide social/emotional support for peers

TEACHER DO NOW

  • Arrange desks/chairs in the classroom in a circle to create a warm, supportive, interactive space for students and teachers to communicate

STUDENT DO NOW

  • Review PowerPoetry's "Word Warriors 1: Feedback- The Poetic Kind" Action Guide from Lesson #5 to become familiar with commenting on/critiquing the work of peers

MINI-LESSON/ACTIVITY

  • The class as a whole will have 10-15 minutes to discuss:
  1. The definition of empathy
  2. What it means to provide positive and supportive feedback on each other's work
  3. How to be a caring, effective listener
  • For the next 7-10 minutes the class will review PowerPoetry's 5 Tips for Writing a Narrative Poem
  • Students will have 10-15 minutes to write a brief narrative poem (5-10 lines) based on a personal experience
  • The remainder of class will be devoted to students volunteering to read their work aloud and have their classmates offer respectful, supportive comments related to both the poem itself and the story presented in the text

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL

HOMEWORK

  • Students will choose a different life experience than the one shared in class to write a more detailed narrative poem (10-15 lines)

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How to Teach Poetry Teacher Lesson Plan 13