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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 1
   April is National Poetry Month!
   Students are assigned to be "poets of the day" and are provided several models to create, illustrate, and present their different poems to the class.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 17
   Black Poetry Day is celebrated.
   Books and webpages are gathered that focus on the work of African American poets and students explore the resources and find a poem to contribute to a poetry reading.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 3
   Gwendolyn Brooks published Bronzeville Boys and Girls in 1956.
   After students have read and discussed several poems from Brooks' collection, they create a poetry anthology for their own family, neighborhood, or classroom.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   In 1928, Maya Angelou was born.
   After hearing Maya Angelou's poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," students infer information about the speaker and her feelings about America and reflect on how one's life and experiences can influence one's writing.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 1
   Langston Hughes was born in 1902.
   Students examine the poem "Dreams" and identify metaphors in each sentence. Groups of students then compose poems with metaphors for dreams.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 10
   Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis was born in 1953.
   Students brainstorm a list of civil rights-related issues and use the Acrostic Poems interactive to create poems.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 29
   Poe's "The Raven" was published in 1845.
   As Poe's "The Raven" is read aloud, students note their reactions and discuss the changes or development of their first impressions as the poem continues.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 19
   Poet and author Pat Mora was born on this day in 1942.
   Students study and write extended metaphors through the use of Pat Mora's book.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 10
   Poet Emily Dickinson was born in 1830.
   Students discuss Dickinson's poem "This Is My Letter To The World" and use it to focus on how audience affects voice.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 25
    Poet Robert Burns was born in 1759.
    Students read examples of traditional Scottish ballads and use this information to write and perform their own ballads.

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