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Teachers will be able to:

List and explain different types of poetic writing.

Use poetic writing from students' journals (Session 1) to demonstrate that poetry is not what students think it is.

Demonstrate poetry designed for reading and poetry designed for viewing.

Select a variety of word play activities to stimulate fluency in writing poetry.

Practice writing cinquains, lantern poems, haiku, diamantes, and limericks.

Agenda	Materials	Time
Welcome Objectives Expectations for Sessions	Agenda Ground Rules	10
Quick Write Activity (Pretest)	OH Quick Write   HTML Format Word Document Format	10
Power Point Presentation: Engaging Students with Poetic Writing	Presentation   HTML Format   PowerPoint   PDF Format Handouts   Word Format Web Resources   Poetry Page: How to make your students’ writing sparkle   Creative writing for teens	20
Small Group Activity: Noticing poetic language through the ear and through the eye	Activity 1   HTML Format Word Document Format	20
Small Group Activity: Using word play to stimulate poetic thinking	Activity 2   HTML Format Word Document Format	30
Small Group Activity: Practice with Poetic Form	Activity 3   HTML Format Word Document Format	20
Journal Activity	Journal Prompt	10