Poetry Forms Lesson, Grades 3-5: Concrete (Shape) Poems

What if the shape of a poem showed what it is about? In about 40 minutes, students learn that a concrete poem, also called a shape poem, sets its words in a shape that shows its subject, read one from where the words start, and explain why the shape fits.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Poem Page, 2 pages
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 8 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Poem Page, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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