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Grades level iconsGrades 1–2
Session time icon1 Session: 60 Minutes
Genre information iconPoetry
Resource type iconLessons

Poems of Praise: Writing Odes

In this workshop, young poets will write odes to praise people, places, or things they love.
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Lesson instructions 1 Lesson handout 1 Lesson slideshow
What Your Students Will Learn

Students will use a graphic organizer to develop ideas on their topic and select interesting words, details, and phrases to write an ode, or praise poem.

Common Core Standards
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With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.5 Common Core Standards Icon
With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
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Introduction :

Over the course of this lesson, students learn to define an ode as a “poem of praise” and critically analyze a mentor text. Most importantly, students have the opportunity to move through several stages of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, and revising.

Session 1:
You Will Need
  • Poems of Praise — Handout
  • Poems of Praise — Slideshow
  • (Optional) A copy of the book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, also available to view on Youtube
  • Method of projection
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