Poet Study Lesson, Grades 6-8: Walt Whitman

"The street was busy" or "The bus driver waving, the dog walker tangled in leashes, the kid chalking a hopscotch"? Which one makes you see it? In about 40 minutes, students learn Walt Whitman's hallmark: long free-verse lines, repeated openings and the catalog, a list that builds a bigger picture.

What's inside

• 17 slides, with speaker notes on every slide
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Poem Page, 1 page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page, with accepted answers and "look for" notes on the open items
• Print-all PDF, 7 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Poem Page, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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