1. Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary
Objectives:
To write a poem inspired by a childhood memory using a “six-room” (or more) format.
To explore multiple sensory images related to a single childhood memory.
Focusing Question:
How do you write a poem based on a memory?
Write a Memory Poem
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2. Mini Lesson
Do you remember a “first time” memory: the first time you rode a bike; the first time you went to school, etc.?
Can you think of a “small moment” memory: the smell of cookies baking in your kitchen; the squeak of a floorboard on the stairs, etc…?
Do you remember any happy traditions or memories around a special occasion like your birthday or a family holiday?
Do you have a memory inspired by a person who was/is important to you?
Handout 2.2a: Memory Poem
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3. Watch DD’s Think Aloud: Writing a Memory Poem in Step 2 of the Online Classroom.
Re-read your writing from all rooms and create a poem that uses some or all of the information you compiled.
Use sensory details to describe the memory and your feelings.
Rearrange the order of the rooms so that the poem makes sense.
Eliminate rooms, words or sentences that don’t add to meaning. You can also add words.
Writer’s Work Time
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4. Lesson Summary How do you write a poem based on a memory?
Share your writing with a partner:
What do you like about your partner’s poem?
What images stand out?
What does the poem reveal about the memory?
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