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Standards-Based Study of Poetry

Which literacy skills help students understand the craft and "meaning" of poetry?

• stating main idea and supporting details;
• identifying/developing theme and using textual evidence to support that theme;
• understanding author's purpose for writing the poem OR for using the techniques s/he uses;
• identifying literary devices and understanding how they impact the meaning of or our understanding of the poem

For Summarizing and Main Idea skills: wordle

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