So, what exactly constitutes a Poetry Element Mini? Each week students focus on a few terms or poetry elements. Every day that week, Monday through Thursday, students complete (with strong teacher direction) short 10-15 minute mini-lessons that focus on those terms/elements. The lesson on Thursday uses a song for its text. I haven’t selected a particular song for these lessons. Instead, I offer a group of questions along with a list of possible songs. On Friday, a grade is taken in the form of