POETRY UNIT Black History Month Activities Poetry Form Poetry Elements Writing
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POETRY POSSIBILITIES MEGA BUNDLE Save 20%! 12 POETRY POSSIBILITIES units are combined into one economical bundle. The poems are copy ready for your students' poetry anthologies. A teaching point related to poetry is provided for every poem, as are skill lessons and activities. The reading rangePrice $45.26Original Price $64.66Save $19.40
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POETRY POSSIBILITES for BLACK HISTORY MONTH is a collection of poems about notable African Americans and the history of Blacks in America. Each poem has a custom designed teaching point about poetic elements and forms. Also supplied are tailor-made skill lessons, activities, and poetry writing prompts; the poetry possibilities.
CONTENTS
- 12 copy ready poems
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Harriet Tubman
- Escaped Slave
- Garrett A. Morgan
- Granville T. Woods
- Shirley A. Jackson
- Matthew Henson
- Jackie Robinson
- Leontyne Price
- Muhammad Ali
- Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr.
- Rosa Parks
- 12 pages of teaching possibilities
- 7 printables masters
Each poem is accompanied by a teaching point covering a variety of poetic elements, including:
- lyrical poetry
- narrative voice
- free verse
- stanzas
- lines
- quatrains
- rhyme
- rhythm
- meter
- imagery
- metaphors
Skills lessons, custom designed for these poems, include:
- syntax
- syllables
- punctuation
- compound words
- character traits
- adjectives
- nouns
- suffixes
- Venn diagrams
- choral reading
This unit also provides writing opportunities:
- acrostic poem
- list poem
- 5 Ws poem
- newspaper article
- editorial
- persuasive letter
POETRY POSSIBILITES for BLACK HISTORY MONTH further offers suggestions for enrichment, research, fast finishers, and book links.
If you like Black History Month Poetry Possibilities, check out these other Poetry Possibilities units:
► Poetry Possibilities for MLK, Jr. Day
► Poetry Possibilities for February
► Poetry Possibilities for Spring
Enjoy!
Barb Evans
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