Ekphrastic Poem Writing Lesson
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Created by Teacher(s): Dan Castrigano|Published on: July 30, 2021
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Synopsis
This lesson features powerful imagery from the climate crisis. Students choose one photograph and write an ekphrastic poem about that photograph.
Inquire: Teacher facilitates a brief discussion using a photograph of the California wildfires in 2020.
Investigate: Students review photographs related to the climate crisis from Climate Visuals Gallery. Students select one photograph and write an ekphrastic poem about that photograph.
Inspire: Students share their poems with the rest of the class.
Share: This lesson plan is licensed under Creative Commons.
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Subjects: English Language Arts
Duration: 1 hour
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, California
Teacher Writer
Dan Castrigano
Academic Teacher at Burlington YouthBuild
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