This material is part of a larger grouping of lessons focusing on the "small moments" depicted in written pieces, and it stands alone as well as with other segments. While reading the poem "What the Living Do," students will annotate to identify small moments, research Marie Howe's motivation for writing the piece, and construct their own written small moment using sensory details. This is an online assignment with an audio reading of the text, terms written to remind students of central idea, a