English 9 · Week 29 · Poetry, Drama, and Resilience
A Poem of Resilience
Students write a short poem using precise words, imagery, and a shift.
- Students will
- Students write a short poem using precise words, imagery, and a shift.
- SEL skill
- Use writing as a healthy way to process difficulty
- What it looks like
- Students use writing as a healthy way to process difficulty and find hope.
- Content focus
- Writing poetry with precise words and imagery
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
Self-management is steering your feelings, thoughts, and actions toward the goals you set. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.9-10.3d: Writing, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 3d
- W.9-10.4: Writing, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 4
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.10 Writing; ELD.PII.9-10.5 Modifying to add details; ELD.PI.9-10.4 Adapting language choices
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 9, Unit 4: All for Love
- HMH Collections Grade 9, Collection 5: A Matter of Life or Death
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More self-management activities for English 9
- Building Tension Self-managementStudents analyze how an author's choices about structure and time create tension and suspense.
- Speaking Up Self-managementStudents present a claim and evidence clearly, with a logical line of reasoning and appropriate eye contact and volume.
- Revision Is Growth Self-managementStudents strengthen writing through revising and editing, focusing on purpose and audience.
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