Lesson 5: My autobiographical poem

Essential questions:

How can poetry tell our stories?

Lesson overview:

This lesson is a culmination of Ask. Listen. Tell. For homework, the learners have: 

ASKED about each other to share a bit about themselves. 

LISTENED to the poetry of their classmates. 

TELL. Told a bit about themselves through the frame of poetry. Through telling and listening to autobiographical poetry, the learners also practically explore and understand conventions of poetry.

Keywords:

  • Active listening
  • Belly breathing
  • Contracting
  • Mood index

Materials: 

  • A copy of the class contract
  • A chime or bell
  • Mood index
  • Exit ticket (slips of paper)

English: Telling

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