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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Entering History: Nikki Giovanni and Martin Luther King, Jr.
   Nikki Giovanni's poem "The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr." is paired with Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, taking students on a quest through time to the Civil Rights movement.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 9  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Perspectives on Desegregation Using Brown Girl Dreaming
   Students read and discuss a selection of poems from Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming to explore varying views on the process of desegregation in America.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Swish! Pow! Whack! Teaching Onomatopoeia Through Sports Poetry
   Students explore poetry about sports, looking closely at the use of onomatopoeia. After viewing a segment of a sporting event, students create their own onomatopoeic sports poems.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Talking Poetry with Blabberize
   Students will be motivated to share their poetry through an online tool the features recording and animation.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Reading Performance: Understanding Fluency Through Oral Interpretation
   Students discuss prosody, gain a new appreciation for literature intended for oral performance, and participate in activities that instill the value of technology in shaping their appreciation of literature.