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Poetry Unit Plan
Poetry Unit Plan
Grade Level 8
PSII ELA Unit Plan 2 Topic Poetry
Length of Unit (days) 10 Classes
GLO 1 – Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings
and experiences.
GLO 2 – Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond
personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts.
GLO 4 – Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of
communication.
GLO 5 – Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to respect, support and collaborate with
others.
Understandings: Essential Questions:
Students will understand that…
Daily quizzing of literary devices - Poetry Slam final poem performance task
formative Poem - summative
Haiku poem (homework) - summative Performance - summative
Sonnet poem (homework) - summative
Limerick poem (homework) - summative
Formative Assessments
Learning Literary
Outcome Title Observations Conversations In-Class Limerick In-Class Sonnet
Devices
s Type Formative Formative Formative Formative Formative
(Formative/Summative)
Summative Assessments
Poetry Slam Poetry Slam Self-Assessment
Title Haiku Sonnet Limerick
Learning Poem Performance for group
Outcomes Type Summative
(Formative/Summative)
Summative Summative Summative Summative Summative
Weighting 15 15 15 25 25 5
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Assessment:
Assessment: Formative: Observation of students during class time. Discussion with students about the
TEDtalk. Review of students viewing worksheet.