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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
A Garden of Verses--Poems About Class Garden
Lesson Description:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:- Brainstorm ideas, write a draft of a poem, and edit for clarity.
- Use sensory details and literary devices to describe a garden.
- Identify the various types of poetry.
Lesson Type:
- Discussion
- Lecture
Sustainability Topic:
- Gardening
- Other
GEF Program Category:
- Green Energy Challenge
Time Needed:
45 minutes
45 minutes
Standards Addressed:
Standards: students will…
Language arts standard 1: use the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
- Benchmark # 1: use prewriting strategies to plan work.
- Benchmark # 2: use strategies to draft and revise written work.
- Benchmark # 3: use strategies to edit and publish.
- Benchmark # 6: use strategies to write for a variety of purposes.
- Benchmark # 8: write narrative accounts, such as poetry and stories.
Language arts standard 6: use reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts.
- Benchmark # 1: know the defining characteristics of a variety of literary forms and genres (e.g., poems).
- Benchmark # 7: understand the ways in which language is used in literary text.
Standards: students will…
Language arts standard 1: use the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
- Benchmark # 1: use prewriting strategies to plan work.
- Benchmark # 2: use strategies to draft and revise written work.
- Benchmark # 3: use strategies to edit and publish.
- Benchmark # 6: use strategies to write for a variety of purposes.
- Benchmark # 8: write narrative accounts, such as poetry and stories.
Language arts standard 6: use reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts.
- Benchmark # 1: know the defining characteristics of a variety of literary forms and genres (e.g., poems).
- Benchmark # 7: understand the ways in which language is used in literary text.
Materials Needed:
- A copy of the poem “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary”
- Writing utensil
- Paper
- Ribbon (to bind a class poetry book)
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Language Arts | Creativity
