Once we returned from Christmas break, we began our unit on poetry. First students reviewed figurative language terms before we dug into types of poetry. After reading, discussing, and writing poetry, we concluded with an autobiography style poster project. On the posters, students had to display poems that represented things/activities/likes/interests, etc. that represented them. First they had to write their own concrete poem which included several figurative language devices. They were then allowed to use the internet, library books, or their own creations for specific types of poems that I assigned. Along with the poems, their posters had to include pictures as well as words and phrases which represents their personality. This was the first time I assigned this project, and I am very pleased with the results. They did an excellent job!
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AuthorThis is my 6th year teaching Language Arts at OJHS. Before coming here, I taught Language Arts for 6 years at Rossville-Alvin Junior High School. Archives
August 2017
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