Lesson 2: Poetic Devices and Annotation

Lesson Overview

Students will review poetic devices and practice annotating poems to explore deeper meanings.

Materials to Download

Lesson 2 PowerPoint

Poetic Devices by Testament

Carrying Our Words poem by Ofelia Zepeda 

Annotation Key (in PowerPoint)

Graphic Organizer: Poetry Exploration

Opening Activity

Watch: Poetic Devices by Testament.

Review: Go over the Poetic Devices handout with examples from the poem.

Annotating a Poem

  • Class Annotation: Work together as a class to annotate Carrying Our Words by Ofelia Zepeda.
  • Group Activity: Students annotate their selected poem from the list, using the annotation key.

 

Homework

  Distribute Graphic Organizer: Poetry Exploration

Students complete the graphic organizer for next class.