Enduring Understandings
1. Poets express themselves through well-chosen words, formats, techniques, and poetic elements.
2. Poetry requires careful thought and revision.
3. Poetry can express a variety of emotions and ideas with a minimum of words
Essential Questions
1. How can poetry be defined?
2. How can a person use life experiences as a foundation for creative and expressive thinking?
3. How does figurative language enrich poetry?
4. How do poets express themes?
5. How can you express yourself and ideas through poetry?
Focus Questions
1. What devices do poets use?
2. What is the difference between the speaker in the poem and the poet?
3. What are the elemets and structures of poetry?
Content Area Questions
1. What is free-verse poetry? What is its form?
2. What is a lyric poem? What is its form?
3. What is a haiku? What is its form?
4. What is a sonnet? What is its form?
5 What is a pantoum? What is its form?
6. What is an ode? What is its form?
7. What is an elegy? What is its form?
8. What is a cinquain? What is its form?
9. What is a diamante? What is its form?
10. What is a narrative poem? What is its form?
1. Poets express themselves through well-chosen words, formats, techniques, and poetic elements.
2. Poetry requires careful thought and revision.
3. Poetry can express a variety of emotions and ideas with a minimum of words
Essential Questions
1. How can poetry be defined?
2. How can a person use life experiences as a foundation for creative and expressive thinking?
3. How does figurative language enrich poetry?
4. How do poets express themes?
5. How can you express yourself and ideas through poetry?
Focus Questions
1. What devices do poets use?
2. What is the difference between the speaker in the poem and the poet?
3. What are the elemets and structures of poetry?
Content Area Questions
1. What is free-verse poetry? What is its form?
2. What is a lyric poem? What is its form?
3. What is a haiku? What is its form?
4. What is a sonnet? What is its form?
5 What is a pantoum? What is its form?
6. What is an ode? What is its form?
7. What is an elegy? What is its form?
8. What is a cinquain? What is its form?
9. What is a diamante? What is its form?
10. What is a narrative poem? What is its form?