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ABOUT POETRYWITS
Visiting Poets/Writers in the Schools

Using Kenneth Koch's innovative ideas, this project envisions each poet working with the same class for three hours, divided up as one hour a week for three consecutive weeks, or as near to three consecutive weeks as schedules can manage. By the end of the time each student will have written a poem or several poems to share with the poet and the class. Students can adopt a pen name if any are more comfortable that way.

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SAMPLE LESSON PLANS:
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CREATIVE WRITING PLANS
Walt Whitman
Lesson Plan for High School

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CREATIVE WRITING PLANS
The Beats / Allen Ginsberg
Lesson Plan for High School

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TEACHING HAIKU
Lesson Plan for Grades 1-3

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WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN
Take a Dip in the Pool of Words

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CREATIVE WRITING PLANS
Lesson Plan for Grades 4-6

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CREATIVE WRITING PLANS
Lesson Plan for Grades 6-8

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CREATIVE WRITING IDEAS
Lessons with Marie Kane

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POETRY STUDY
Lessons with Marie Kane

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THE QUOTES ON POETRY
Lessons with Marie Kane

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CHARLES SIMIC'S ADVICE ON WRITING POETRY

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COMMUNITY PROJECT
Your Outside Voice
with Glenn McLaughlin

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THE LIFE, WRITING AND POETRY OF MARGARET FULLER
by Rev. Michael Barnett

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If you are a teacher with a Lesson Plan or looking to put PoetryWITS into your classroom along with student poetry published online, please contact us with more information and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

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