15-Day Calendar for Instructional Poetry Unit
Day Daily Lesson
1 Introduction to Unit: Creativity
Bell Work Question: (Post-it Note
Activity) How do you show
creativity?
(FULL LESSON INCLUDED)
2 Poetic Devices
Bell Work: (Discussion) Share
your chosen song with your table
partners and discuss why you
chose it.
(FULL LESSON INCLUDED)
3 Scanning Poetry: Meter
Bell Work: (Silent Reflection)
What are three literary devices
you would like to use and why?
(tally on board)
(FULL LESSON INCLUDED)
4 Scanning Poetry: Rhyme/
Imitation Poetry
Bell Work: Scan the poem on the
board
5 Types of Poetry: Short length
Bell Work: Scan the poem on the
board
6 Types of Poetry Medium length
Bell Work: Scan the poem on the
Instruction Student Practice Homework
- Watch TED Talk on - Form small groups Pick a song with
creativity - Small groups: Discussion on figurative
- Post-it Note Discussion and creativity language
Share
- Review figurative language - Small groups: Complete Complete
- Literary Devices Interactive Worksheet Worksheet if not
Presentation yet finished
- Interactive Worksheet
(includes mini-challenges to
remember the devices)
- Discussion of Bell Work - Small groups: Scan poems with Chose a poem to
- Introduce Vocabulary to teacher assistance scan and imitate
scanning poetry (gapped (10-line minimum)
notes)
- Examples of scanned poetry
- Finish Vocabulary to - Independent: Imitate chosen poem Finish Poem
scanning poetry (gapped Imitation
notes)
- Examples of scanned poetry
- Imitation of Poetry
- Review Bell Work - Small Groups: Work together to N/A
- Introduce three poetic write as many poems as possible
forms: Haiku, Limericks, in each poetic form
Acrostic
- Presentation and Examples
- Review Bell Work - Small Groups: Work together to N/A
- Introduce three poetic write one poem in the discussed
 board forms: Sonnet, Odes, poetic forms
Villanelle
(FULL LESSON INCLUDED)
- Presentation and Examples
7 Types of Poetry: Long length - Review Bell Work - Small Group: Work together to N/A
Bell Work: Scan the poem on the - Introduce three poetic write one poem in one of the
board forms: Free Verse, Epic forms
Poetry, Blank Verse
- Presentation and Examples
8 Final Project Introduction/ - Introduce Final project - Independent: Begin brainstorming Work on Project
Brainstorming - Discuss presentation day and formatting of project
Bell Work: (Silent Reflection) - Q&A - Small groups: Share ideas for
What is your favorite form of project
poetry we have learned?
9 Writing Day N/A - Independent: Quiet Writing Day Work on Project
Project Check-in
10 Writing Day N/A - Small groups: Writing Day Finish Project
Project Check-in Rough Draft
12 Peer Editing - Peer Editing Etiquette - Pairs: Peer-Editing Workshop Work on Project
Project Check-in Review
13 Writing Day (Final) - Final Q&A for project - Independent: Quiet Writing Day Finish Project
Final Check-in
14 Presentation/ Reflection Day N/A - Independent: Present one poem in N/A
any format to the class
15 (Optional) Presentation/ - Feedback on Project as a - Independent: Present one poem in N/A
Reflection Day cont. whole any format to the class
- Small group: Reflect on project
- Independent: Reflection Sheet