THE POWER AND NEED FOR POETRY -
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO CHANGE THE WORLD
WHY DO WE READ & WRITE POETRY?ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
HOW CAN IMAGERY CONTRIBUTE TO
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UNIT OBJECTIVES
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Poetry Writing
Students will craft an original poem on a human rights issue and in an explication essay, describe how their stylistic choices
were influenced by their research, and contribute to the overall message they were trying to convey..
Poems We Study
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CHILD SLAVERY IN THE CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY
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Texts for Understanding This Poem
- What is the FDA? Page from FDA's handbook
- Who were the Greek Sirens?
- What do I need to know about the stock market?
- Child Slavery in the Chocolate Industry
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SLAM POETRY / Spoken Word Poetry
- Lift Off - 2016 Harvard Graduate Donovan Livingston about the power and shortcomings of American education
- Video: Become a Slam Poet in Five Steps
- A student created Slam Poem Video on Human Rights
- Love You Some Indians by Navajo poet Rowie Shebala
- Why I Hate School, but Love Education
- Look Up by Gary Turk + Text
Protest Music & Poetry
Mathematics - Spoken Word by Hollie McNish