POETRY UNIT - COMPARATIVE ESSAY Lesson Plan BUNDLE - Indigenous - FNMI Theme
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Absolutely love this. I was clueless about teaching poetry and this was the answer to all my problems, especially teaching English First Peoples 10-12. Ǧiáxsix̌a!
I liked how the poems/activities scaffolded students into the comparative essay almost seamlessly. This unit was great. Thank you so much!
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This engaging unit plan consisting of 12 lessons explores Indigenous issues in Canada. Unit focuses on reading and analyzing poetry, and writing a Comparative Essay. Poetry included:
- Wet Our Lips by Kayla Trace
- Explorers as Seen by the Natives by Douglas Fetherling
- Walking Both Sides of an Invisible Border by Alootook Ipellie
- War by Lee Marade
- Borders Within Borders by Kaylan Wang
- I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe
- Monster Poem by Dennis Saddleman
- The Second Time by Rosanna Deerchild
- Niya by Lindsay Nixon
- I Am Graffiti by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Howlin at the Wood by Wayne Keon
The unit uses reading workshop and writing workshop activities including:
- Poetry Battle activity
- poem comparison activity
- analyzing writer's craft
- analyzing literary devices
- T-Chart comparison
- quick write and journal prompts
- small and large group discussion
- Literary Devices Battle activity
- Poetry Reveal activity
- mentor texts
- imitating writer's craft
- 44 PowerPoint slides for use with students
- Comparative Essay Stations activity
- Comparative Essay assignment
- Lessons that model how to write: introductory and concluding paragraphs, body paragraphs, thesis statements, topic sentences, transition sentences, how to introduce examples from the text, in-text citations, and a Works Cited page
- a variety of writing examples to support the model lessons
- how to conduct writing conferences with students (writing feedback)
- how to introduce response groups and use peer feedback to guide revision
- examples of revision questions students can ask each other about their writing
- a Comparative Essay rubric (for assessment)
Supplemental literature used:
- Knock-Off Native by Winona Linn (slam poem)
- The Knowing by Connie Fife (poem)
Links to all literature are provided. Unit plan is adaptable for grades 7 to 12.
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