Talk:Illuminated Poetry
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Instructional Unit Assignment
- See Illuminated Poetry for an overview of this assignment.
- Instructional strategies
- Group work: Students will work in pairs, which will encourage them to think aloud about the work, as well as their motivations in choosing the pieces they do. As they work on the final product, reflection on their own skills and the skills of their partner will be essential.
- Sharing ideas and opinions: Finding consensus is potentially difficult for some students, so this will be a point to monitor. Nevertheless, it is an important skill for them to practice.
- Progress checks: The teacher and librarian will be working closely with the groups and encouraging progress. The two stages of this project (analysis and creation) necessitate close attention and guidance initially followed by praise and open questioning.
- Team teaching: As the pairs will quickly diverge in their progress, having more than one teacher in the room will allow for efficient support as questions or needs arise.