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Letter to Earth: Poetry Writing Lesson

Created by Teacher(s): Christina Cawdery|Published on: July 19, 2023
Lesson Plan Grades 6-8 Created by SubjectToClimate teachers

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In this lesson, students analyze how art and poetry can be used to talk about climate justice and write their own climate change poem with a message of hope.


Step 1 - Inquire: Students read the poem “Dear Matafele Peinem” by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner and reflect on what they noticed, wondered, and felt about the poems.


Step 2 - Investigate: Students analyze a poem and investigate how climate change is affecting communities and people around the world.


Step 3 - Inspire: Students use the information they collected to create a piece of poetry about a climate change issue.

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Subjects: English Language Arts
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes
Region: Global
Posted on Jul 19, 2023

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Christina Cawdery

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