Portafolio de poesía: Todo es un poema (flexible)

This class is all about poetry. Learners will engage with the material through video lessons on content, note taking on note handouts, writing and sharing poetry, and poetry themed games. 

Learners will work together to build a poetry portfolio for the class. Each learner will submit a minimum of 4 poems (1 each for weeks 1-4). 
The class will work together on week 5 to create a Class Poem. Learners will brainstorm ideas together, work together on writing each line, stanza, and finally put it all together to make one poem.
Learners create weekly Riddle Poems for their classmates to solve. These poems will be posted on Fridays. If one Riddle is solved quickly, teacher or another learner will post another riddle to be solved.

Poetry Themed Games: (Participation is Optional - but Encouraged)
- I have, Who has - Famous Poets and Poems
- Rhyming Zone - Game for rhyming practice
- Personification Station - Game for practicing Personification
- Metaphor or Simile - Matching and categorizing game
- Hyperbole Spree - Game for practicing exaggeration and hyperbole in poems
- Onomatopoeia Idea - Game for brainstorming and practicing Onomatopoeia 

Week 1: History of Poetry and Classical Poetry Forms
In this week the class will look at the history of poetry and the elements of poetic style. Learners will practice different forms of figurative language to prepare for writing poems in the weeks to come.

Week 2: Short Poetry Forms
In this week the class will explore and write Cinquains, Haiku, and Haiku Sonnet. Learners will brainstorm together. Learners will write their poems individually and at the end of the week (Friday) learners will share their poems. They may either Post the poem in the classroom as a word doc, pdf, or google doc or they can video or record themselves reading the poem. 
Learners wishing for private feedback from the teacher may request it by private message.

Week 3: Fun with Words and Letter Poetry
In this week the class will explore and write Acrostic, Alphabet, Anagramatic, and Echo Verse. Learners will brainstorm together. Learners will write their poems individually and at the end of the week (Friday) learners will share their poems. They may either Post the poem in the classroom as a word doc, pdf, or google doc or they can video or record themselves reading the poem. 
Learners wishing for private feedback from the teacher may request it by private message.

Week 4: Poems with fun Shapes and Forms
In this week the class will explore and write Concrete Poems, Diminishing Verse, List Poems, and Magic 9. Learners will brainstorm together. Learners will write their poems individually and at the end of the week (Friday) learners will share their poems. They may either Post the poem in the classroom as a word doc, pdf, or google doc or they can video or record themselves reading the poem. 
Learners wishing for private feedback from the teacher may request it by private message.

Week 5: Classical Poetry
In this week we will look at longer forms such as Odes, Sonnets, Pantoums, Sestinas, Villanelle. Learners will brainstorm together. Learners will write their poems individually and at the end of the week (Friday) learners will share their poems. They may either Post the poem in the classroom as a word doc, pdf, or google doc or they can video or record themselves reading the poem. 
Learners wishing for private feedback from the teacher may request it by private message.